[Rhodes22-list] RummyRummyRummy, et al

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Graham,

You still have to bring the sail inboard to insert the spike into the
clew.  Even Jennifer Lawrence can't aim that good.  Get a pole with clasps
on both ends and you'll never lose it.

Rick

On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 3:33 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I have been using a whisker pole with the spiked end for years without
> difficulty. Obviously you need to have tension on the sheet to keep it in
> place but I have not found that to be difficult to do.
> An advantage is that the spiked end can be fed into the clew without
> having to bring the sail inboard. Once the spike is inserted into the clew
> you release the tension on the sheet while pushing on the pole just enough
> to allow the other end to be attached to the mast and you then crank in the
> sheet until the sail is in the correct position. Similarly, you can remove
> the pole without bringing the sail in.
>
> Graham
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Sent: November-29-14 1:23 PM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] RummyRummyRummy, et al
>
> Hey Rummy,(and anyone who knows):
>      I am going to get a whisker pole from WM, and noticed on the archive
> that you had the Forespar version with a clip inboard and a spike out a the
> sail. Does that spike have any trouble staying put?  Maybe I should I go
> for the model with a clip inboard and outboard.
>      I shattered my wrist in July and have been barred by the surgeon (and
> his self-appointed assistant, my wife) from even looking at a sailboat
> until next season. (Of course, pictures are OK)   I am really removed from
> the mentality that binds us all on the etherial plane of offshore
> living...offshore thinking. So, I seek solace here on the list. where I
> live, vicariously, through the accounts of others. With all of this empty
> time, I find myself thinking about how to spend my limited boat budget.
> "Limited is the operative word, so I still have lots of time.  It's taken
> over four years, but I am finally beginning to appreciate (some of)
> retirement.
>       Now that I have given the list an update on my woeful condition, I
> can relax and await the "Santa-sack" of wise responses.  ttfn.
> Joe Camps/v John Dawson
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