[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Q: how many folks singlehand a R22 with15+knot winds?

[John Lock]

I don't have anything to compare it to... but I would say yes, the aft  
end of the boom does hang lower than the gooseneck.  When filled with  
wind it rises.  A vang is helpful to get the sail to flatten out.   
Otherwise the boom will start to pump.

Cheers!
John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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On Aug 24, 2009, at 11:16, cjlowe at sssnet.com wrote:
> I have the IMF,but on my last sailboat,A Com-Pac-16,The roller boom
> furling made the aft end of the boom alot lower than the gooseneck end
> because of the difference in lenght of the luff and the leech.Is it  
> the
> same on the Rhodes,or is there something to compensate for this?
>
> Jerry Lowe
>
>
> I have boom furling on my '79 model.  It's always been easy to use,
>> but I haven't had to try it in any real heavy weather.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> John Lock
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> On Aug 23, 2009, at 20:21, Miracleboat wrote:
>>> As far as furling mains go,  I have to say I enjoy the older style
>>> standard
>>> main rolling up on the boom.  I ve only gone out reefed once last
>>> week and
>>> am still practicing reefing it as quickly as possible so I can do it
>>> in the
>>> dark just in case:)
>>>
>>> how many others of you Rhodies out there roll the main around the
>>> boom circa
>>> the 1981 rig?
>>> Lou Rosenberg
>>> s/v Miracles
>>> Bklyn NY
>>>
>>
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