[Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos gauge.

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Thanks to Rummy for bearing with me despite his meds, and thanks to Mary Lou
for the link (and not bursting my bubble ;-)

I found the bit in the manual about first tensioning the backstays (and
forestay) with the adjuster line:
	"Make this line good and hand tight"
... the bit about next tightening the shrouds:
	"Hand tighten. Do not use tools ... beware of experts. Use your own
common sense."
... and the final bit about the lower stays:
	"Take out their slack to give you a straight mast, port to starboard
and bow to stern."

So I just need to be sure I don't slip into Neanderthal mode while
tensioning the rig, and be sure the mast is vertical when it's finally
secured. No problem.

Dennis
Magic Moments
Famous last words - "No Problem"



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If you go to the Rhodes owners site (http://www.rhodes22.org) and the
document library page (http://www.rhodes22.org/doclib/) on that site, there
are several versions of the R22 owners' manual available there. 
In the 1988 manual, "Tuning the Rig" starts on page 7
(http://www.rhodes22.org/doclib/Rhodes22-1988-Owners-Raven.pdf)

Dennis, you got one of the numbers right. ;-)

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 04:39 PM 1/12/2015, you wrote:
>Hi Rummy-
>
>I'm struggling a bit with finger tight. If I'm 6' 2" with XXL hands and 
>Popeye forearms, won't my shrouds be just a little tighter than Mary Lou's?
>I understand she's a little wisp of a woman, at only 5' and 102 pounds.
>(Work with me here, Mary Lou. Don't burst my bubble :)
>
>Could you (or someone) post the manual for setting up the shrouds & stays?
>Perhaps it came with the mast lowering mechanism. I haven't been able 
>to find one in the archives using Google's site search, and would 
>really appreciate knowing the system for raising the mast and securing 
>the shrouds & stays.
>
>Thanks in advance -
>
>Dennis
>Magic Moments
>A trailer sailor who's lost in the wilderness when it comes to raising 
>& lowering the mast
>
>
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>Graham,
>
>I'm still on pain meds so I'm not up to my usual (nice) form. First of 
>all, Stan has stated in the past that there are no known specifications 
>from the factory for using the gauge to adjust the stays. Secondly, the 
>manual describes  in detail the procedure for tightening the shrouds. 
>The words FINGER  TIGHT are used. No mention of a gauge or any other 
>means for tightening.
>People sometimes freak out when on a good heel they see the lee shrouds 
>flopping  in the wind. NOTHING wrong with this. It's part of the design.
>The biggest problem with over tightening the shrouds is you will 
>distort the deck and the hull and can actually do damage to the centerboard
trunk.
>This  is a deck stepped mast, not a keel stepped mast. It is also a 
>very light weight  fiberglass boat, not a 15,000 pound monster. Quite 
>honestly, I haven't found  much advantage to tweaking the shrouds other 
>than to get the mast straight and  perhaps put a little rake into the 
>standard mast if you are into racing.
>Do not try to make more of this boat than it is. In other words, if it 
>ain't broke, don't fix it. Also, KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID. (Kiss system) 
>Trust me, this is not the first time we have had this discussion on the 
>list and it won't be the last.
>
>Rummy
>
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