[Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos gauge.

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Thanks Rummy:
Good of you to answer given your somewhat compromised situation. Sorry to
hear that you are in pain. Hopefully that will not last long. Talking to
many others who had this surgery I have learned that everyone has their own
story to tell with regards to pain or complications etc. The worst pain I
had was a severe cramp that developed  after about 2 weeks. It lasted 4 days
and was the only time I needed to take morphine for pain. None of the
cardiac specialists on my "team" had seen this before and thankfully it
hasn't returned. 

How does your chest feel? Mine was numb to touch for a year but at the same
time I couldn't wear a shirt for 4 months without it feeling like it was
made of coarse sandpaper and I had to place the seatbelt over my shoulder so
it wouldn't touch my cheat for more than a year. Others seem not to have
that problem. It always seems perverse to me that something can be both numb
and painful at the same time. 

I was very impressed when you said that you were walking a quarter mile
within days of surgery. At that point getting to the bathroom was what I
considered a triumph. You must have been in good shape. I thought I was in
reasonable shape but discovered afterwards that I was actually in bad shape.
I work out regularly now, and for the first time in my life, and am stronger
than I have been in years. I hope there is a cardiac rehab program available
to you. It did a world of good for me.

As expected your advice on rig tuning is compelling. I don't think my rig
was very tight but I would not have called it "finger tight" either. So I
will be less compulsive about this and be happy with both a loose rig and
mind.

Thanks for making the effort.

Graham 



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Sent: January-12-15 3:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos gauge.

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
 
 
In a message dated 1/11/2015 7:46:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:

Rummy:

I haven't heard the rant and don't know what your  objection is. How does
the gauge harm the boat?

Graham  



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Sent: January-11-15 5:41 PM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos  gauge.

I won't go into one of my usual rants, but instead urge you  people to not
apply a loos gauge setting to the R22. It simply does not  apply to this
craft.  But, if you are still stupid enough to try it,  I'm sure the group
would love to  hear about the damage you will be  repairing.

Rummy
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