[Rhodes22-list] Traveler Try-out

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Dear Rhodies, it is true, we have been tinkering with a better 
traveler.  No one has ever liked the separate lines. So at the fall 
Annapolis show we showed an endless line system.  No one liked the 
clutches at both ends.  So we played with the end locking system but no 
one liked having to unlock one side before shifting to the opposite 
perch.  So we went to sleep and dreamed about the one mast hoist we had 
built with a worm gear winch, which ended up the usual way - waking Rose.

As most know, the Rhodes traveler mounts to the stays.  Weird.  So the 
new Rhodes traveler is at home, with its clutchless, endless control 
line where the sag in the control line is lance cleat set to an 
individual skipper's comfort level.  With nothing to lock there is 
nothing to unlock.  Simply choose your swivel seat and put the main 
sheet car where you were taught it should be.  It is idiot proof.  
Unless car moves because you are in too high even-for-a-Rhodes winds.  
Then it is not idiot proof.

Only the prototype picture on the web so far: 
http://www.usedrhodes.com/newsystuff.html

Price:    first one, $5,000    sold to GB.
Second mass production run of 5 got price down to $3,000,  4 of which 
went to to GB, the 5th was given away due to lack of buyers.

Current availability:   C of S community members:  Factory installed on 
your 5' ss traveler tube:  $395  free S&H

that's not all I have to say about that but have to go watch the Ed Show.

stan




Joe On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2:05 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List 
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote: Ballpark would have been 
fine..thinking of a birthday present
>> suggestion...no picture tho would like to see it first. Send a pic to my
>> email.
>> Chrissailorman at gee mail dot com
>> Thanks
>> Chris....of course!
>>