[Rhodes22-list] Is it possible to make the R-22 into a cutter?

[michael meltzer]

I think Jim got it, because 175 comes back to the winches it hard to tell
when it blow out. ASSUMING it the original sail, at 14 years it history....
time for a new suit. I always like the 110 for high winds(taken them up to
30 knots, the hull flair acts up after that) and it sits on the inside leads
great. I would also get a 150-155, I always thought the 175 was a little too
big and was a PITA to sheet right.

In both case order up the luff pad and if you like the high winds sailing
get the low screech cloth upgrade(it not that much more), BTW I find you can
only reef about 15-20% even with the pad, reefing the 110 is as small as
needed before the boat is above it limits. so you really do need 2 sails (3
if you want the cursing spinnaker, the 6 oz is just to heavy on light days)
to play in all wind conditions.

  
-mjm

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:08 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is it possible to make the R-22 into a cutter?

David,
I often single hand or have my wife on board who hates to heel so I  
reef a lot.
When Doyle made my new jib last year, he added a luff pad to improve  
sail shape when reefed.  It works 1000% better. They may be able to  
retrofit the luff pad as they forgot mine when building the sail and  
added it on afterward.

Stephen Staum
1987 Rhodes 22, Carol Lee
Squantum Yacht Club, Quincy, MA

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On Aug 31, 2009, at 8:45 PM, "Disick, David" <DJD at Corcoran.com> wrote:

> Greetings fellow R-22 fans.
>
> I sail my 1996 Rhodes 22 mostly in Gardiners Bay, New York.  Up to 15
> knots or so the 175 Doyle jenny is great, but approaching 20Knots and
> above, it is terrible and furling to reef doesn't work well.  It flaps
> and feels as though it will rip apart.  I have tried letting out  
> just a
> little sail, and that works sometimes, but it would be so much  
> better if
> I could put up a smaller sail.  Any thoughts on a stay be added behind
> the forestay so I could run up a sort of storm/working jib for very
> windy conditions?  I mostly single-hand.  Any comments would be  
> welcome.
>
> Thank you
>
> David
>
>
>
> David J. Disick
>
> djd at corcoran.com
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