[Rhodes22-list] Boom Car stop?

[Mary Lou Troy]

Ours is also "free"-sliding. I put the free in quotes because it 
needs to be helped into position and once there it stays until we 
move it. The friction in the slot in the boom seems to hold it in place.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 11:13 PM 5/17/2010, you wrote:

>  Patrick - I used to have that stop - used an allen wrench to 
> loosen and tighten as needed for sliding the stop up or 
> back.  Sounds like yours is in need of WD-40 or similar 
> treatment.  my current version is free-sliding - seems to work ok.
>    Frone Crawford
>    s/v Sunday Morning
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>From: PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com>
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Boom Car stop?
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>There have been many previous postings and photos on the dozens of different
>outhaul setups but...I have done my time researching and I still have a
>question.
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>My 89 seems to be set up like ravens' with the exception of the outhaul
>passing through the boom.  The owners manual of this vintage offers that "An
>adjustable stop in the boom track allows the car to be stopped at any
>position along the boom....".  My boom car (sliding block) is locked in
>place by what might be a allen head screw (kind of corroded and deformed).
>I like the idea of adjusting this to shape the main when partially furled.
>And now for the question(s).
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>Does anyone actually have a separate sliding "stop"?
>Or was there supposed to be a thumb screw or something to quickly loosen and
>slide the block?
>If yes to either question, where can I get it?
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>Sorry no photo yet but hopefully someone knows what I'm talking about.
>Attached Raven sketch.
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>Thanks
>-Patrick
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