[Rhodes22-list] Outhaul rigging questions

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Tue Aug 20 13:53:06 EDT 2013


Stan,

Are there pictures anywhere?

Rick


On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Stan Spitzer <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:

> Rhodies re IMF outhaul cars:
>
> thought I had mentioned this earlier.  we had recently re-designed the
> IMF outhaul system to provide much better sail shape control, both from
> the outhaul adjustment and from the traveler boom adjustments.  We have
> also made this part beefier as the result of some reports of those
> moored in open areas having had material fatigue.
>
> with this current set up the space between the sail and the car (the
> sail clew and the boom) never changes so draft along the boom is easily
> set as desired plus, with the sail now not able to move away from the
> boom based on outhaul line tension, the sail remains in line with the
> boom, therefore turning over better sail angle control to the main sheet
> and thus the traveler.  We think this also makes for smoother IMF furling.
>
> I was afraid someone might ask so:   $175 for certificate community
> members,  $275 for non members.  Plus $25 S&H.
>
> stan
> general boats
> 114 midway drive
> edenton nc 27932
>
> On 8/20/13 10:52 AM, Wickman, William E wrote:
> > I haven't seen anyone answer you yet so I will take a stab.  You might
> want to post a picture of your set-up as there are probably several
> permutations of boom outhauls.  Not sure what you are referring to as the
> sheave.  Going by memory, mine is simply a pulley that runs freely along
> the boom.  The outhaul line should run from the end of the boom, through
> (or under) the pulley on the sliding car, through the pulley attached to
> the clew of the sail, back through the pulley on the sliding car, then back
> to the end of the boom where it runs down through the boom and is secured
> with a cam cleat.  The sliding "pulley" car is moved to a position just
> behind the clew depending on where you have the sail reefed.
> >
> > Bill W.
> > s/v Fina Lee
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan King
> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 8:57 PM
> > To: Rhodes 22
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Outhaul rigging questions
> >
> > This season for the first time I'm having some trouble keeping clew down
> with reefed main. I may have put the outhaul car on the boom backwards, or
> run the lines incorrectly. Should the sheave on the car be near the mast or
> reverse? And do both arms of the outhaul line run through the sheave or
> just one? I know there have been photos published in years back, but I
> can't find them in my files.
> > Jon King
> > Sea Otter
> > North Bay, Osterville
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