[Rhodes22-list] Standing Rigging

[labsailor]

Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> If you have room between the top of the furler and the top of the mast,
> you
> might look at something like the Johnson shroud adjusters.
> http://www.csjohnson.com/marinecatalog/s00030.htm
> 
> Our original rigging had something like that at the top of stay. You could
> change the attachment point by moving the pin placement from hole to hole.
> I've attached a photo that we took when we were figuring placement for a
> halyard restrainer for the UPS sail.
> 
> Looking through the catalog might give you other ideas as well.
> 
> Best of luck!
> 
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> At 07:03 AM 4/24/2012, you wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> My problem is that the forestay is too long and when I use the backstays
> to
> adjust, the mast leans too much aft. I need to tell the rigging folks how
> much shorter to make the new forestay. I guess I can do a little geometry
> with the known length of the mast, the known length of the present
> forestay
> and use a protractor to get the angle of the mast to the deck to help me
> get
> the needed length of the new forestay.
> 
> Blue Heron wrote:
>> 
>> If you give your old forestay to a reputable rigger, he will make the new
>> one the same length.
>> 
>> Your forestay tension should be adjusted by a backstay tensioner.  No
>> turnbuckle is needed.
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:28 PM, labsailor <bbocholis at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>
>>> Am replacing the standing rigging on my 1976 Rhodes. My forestay with
>>> the
>>> old
>>> style furler which still works fine by the way was previously just a bit
>>> long making it hard to get the mast in a perfect (or close to) position.
>>> I'm
>>> a bit worried about ordering the rigging already with swaged fittings
>>> and
>>> getting it too long again. My question is "has anyone done the rigging
>>> themselves with mechanical fittings and felt that it was as strong and
>>> safe
>>> and the swaged fittings. I know it is supposed to be perhaps even
>>> superior
>>> to swaged fittings but I'm a little skeptical. If I do this myself I
>>> could
>>> get exactly the lengths I need. Is there supposed to be any turnbuckle
>>> adjustment on that forestay? I don't think there is room for an
>>> adjuster,
>>> but thought I'd ask.
>>> --
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