[Rhodes22-list] Re design of Rhodes Interior and elimination of compression post. (final update and an anecdote on rigging tension))

[John Shulick]

OH WHY CAN'T I GET THIS RIGHT ARRGH!!!!!

Any how,

 I've now been sailing over the past month with the rigging set at the same
tensions we discussed earlier. Namely 240 lbs on the side stays and 120 on
the baby stays. I have sailed the boat in various conditions culminating in
a 3 hr beat up wind in 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25. 1 to 2 ft chop with
the boom down and the Standard main reefed. Genoa out to 1 foot shy of the
baby stays using both sheet leads on the genoa to position the clew inside
the deck. 45 degrees off the wind, boat speed was 2-3 kts. Listening to the
IMF mainsail discussion I can report the standard main boats dont seem to
have any problems tacking into the wind on a reefed main but the boat needs
to have a bit of speed (1 kt or so ) and you must be decisive in putting the
helm over. I also keep a canoe paddle handy and found a couple of vigorous
strokes can make the difference bringing the nose around. The cabin seems
fine with the interior mods and I can report to Rummy the separation he
observed before has not changed at all. Next years repairs will remedy that.
One quick story on rig tension however. On one of my sails I had perfect
winds for me 5 to 8 mph and steady with no gusts or direction changes
(Kinzua routinely has 90 to 100 Degree wind shifts as it swirls around the
mountains). So I had the main up and the genoa all out (A first for me) and
was buzzing along 4.5 to 5.5 kts and 10 to 15 degrees of heel. Hand a great
time finished up and docked the boat. When getting ready to leave I spot
something shiny on the port side walkway. Looking I find the circular
retaining ring has come out of the pin used to attach the port side stay to
the chainplate. If that pin had fallen out I would have lost the port side
stay in the middle of the sail possibly leading to disaster. Only the pre
loaded tension on that wire kept the pin in place.

John Shulick
  

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