[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

 Lee called that one right,I have a 130 genoa,and the short ones work well
for me.
 I, also, like to put the sheets betweeen the outer and inner shrouds if I
need to go to weather any long distance. Works best when the wind is 8+
knots or better.

Jerry Lowe
S/V Country Rhodes





>
> I don't think you can get too long but you can get too short.  On my
> boat Jerry's outside shroud protectors would be too short.  I have a
> friend whose 175% Genoa hits her outside shroud lower than mine.  Her
> furler and Genoa are slightly newer than mine so I don't know if they're
> improved or just installed differently.
>
> We have a boat at our marina with stained wooden shroud protectors that
> are about six foot long.  I don't want anything else on my boat that
> requires maintenance but they look cool.
>
> Lee
>
>
>
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of BenCittadino
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
>
>
> Rob,
>
> Thanks for the advice. I see some guards as long as six feet. Too long?
> Corrosion issue covering up the cable?
>
> By the way I thought you were great in "West Wing".
>
> BenC
>
> Rob Lowe wrote:
>>
>> Ben,
>> The shroud "guards" that most of us use are 1" (maybe 1.5"?) PVC pipe.
> It
>> has to be large enough to pass the shroud and terminating hardware
>> through.  Attached is a photo of Jerry's boat with shroud covers
>> installed.  Mine are a bit longer than Jerry's, but you get the idea.
> You
>> can also get little "caps" that you notch that go on top of the
> guards.
>> You can also see them in the photo of Jerry's boat.  They do help
> prevent
>> the sheets from hanging on the shrouds.  - rob
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of BenCittadino
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:38 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
>>
>>
>> Alan;
>>
>> I never considered your strategy of utilizing the furling mechanism
> during
>> the tack, but it sounds positively elegant (if we can do it without
>> falling
>> all over ourselves). Can't wait to try it.  Do you recommend shroud
>> "guards"
>> or "boots" or "whatchamacallits", and if so what size?
>>
>> BenC
>>
>>
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