[Rhodes22-list] Boom Shuttle

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Stephen,

I think I married your wife's sister.  But I find partially furling the
main is the best way to avoid heel, especially because that maintains a
neutral helm less reactive to gusts.

Rick

Regards,

Rick

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 8:16 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> 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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