[Rhodes22-list] Boom Shuttle

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Rick,

I assume you mean that the boom car holds the clew down as you reef the
main.  Since my wife does not like to heel past 10 degrees and I always
sail with the pop top up, I rarely reef the mainsail.  I usually sail with
full main or none when heeling exceeds the comfort level.  On the rare
occasions that I have reefed the main, I simply tie a bungee through the
clew and around the boom to hold the clew against the boom.  This works
quite well.


Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2
Needham, MA


On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 2:52 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Stephen,
>
> The purpose of the shuttle is to hold the clew of the IMF main to the
> boom.  How does this help?
>
> Regards,
>
> Rick
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 6:43 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> > When my shuttle broke I attached a double block to the end of the boom.
> > The extra leverage makes deployment of the mainsail a breeze. Cost was
> only
> > $40 - 50 complete with shackles.
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> > Stephen Staum
> > s/v Carol Lee 2
> > Needham, MA
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