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

[R Orkin]

Having similar experience, I always use rigging tape over the cotter rings


John Shulick wrote:
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> OH WHY CAN'T I GET THIS RIGHT ARRGH!!!!!
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> 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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Rory Orkin
Tilghman, Md
2000 Recycled  Rhodes 22
Duet ll
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