[Rhodes22-list] Traveler Try-out

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Right.  Everyone thought clearer in Ed's days - not sure because I am 
color blind but I understand everyone dreams in B&W - sent it all out to 
Turner and it came back with a red line, black plastic and stainless 
steel (whatever color that is) - whether it all works is a different color.

stan

Note:  Rest of List can ignore all this - Rummy and I require translators.


On 5/9/14, 7:55 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
> Stan,
>   
> Must be reruns, Ed Sullivan went off the air years ago. Are they still in
> black and white?
>   
> Rummy
>   
>   
> In a message dated 5/8/2014 4:45:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
>
> 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!
>>>
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