[Rhodes22-list] )Joe Responds) Jib sheets hang-up

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Hey everyone:
     Thanks for this bundle of founded wisdom on the Jib sheet issue.  I have the PVC covers installed.  They works most of the time. As you've all noted, light winds are the killers. I am on a river at the head of the Chesapeake, and the 175 is very nice in those conditions.  I have, at times, partly furled the genny to get the sheets to clear.  It has also become my chosen option, at times,  to sail with the genny not fully deployed.  
     I have been considering a stainless steel device of some sort bolted to the deck just forward of the chain plate. Something resembling a screen door handle would allow the sheets to move and not engage the turnbuckles.  I'd be interested what the Stan crew 

(or THE actual Stan) 

might think of such a plan. 

Because is the man.
And since he likes to scan (the list)
...and I'm already tired of this rhyme.  Anyway, the John Dawson is on the hard again; I just covered her today. So, the work (and accompanying photos) will have to wait.  I wonder what you all think of the installation process.  Since there would be no real load on the pieces, I could probably just screw (not bolt) them in place.  That's something I could do just peeling the tarps back on a warmer day and zip-zip: done.  But alas, I can't sail till April.           Are we there yet?   ttfn.
Joe Camp
s/v John Dawson
on the hard in Hatboro PA.
 



 
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There are trade-offs for most things. I sail on an inland lake, so I
sometimes have light winds. The 175 is great for those times. But I can see
where some folks would only need the 130. I put PVC tubes on my stays, but
the 175 still catches sometimes. You can back fill the Genoa and make it
come across faster and that might help at times. Or you can furl the Genoa a
bit to help make the tack. Most of the time I just have to run up under the
pop-top and help the sail across. For my purposes, the 175 is still a very
useful option and another reason I like the multiple options the Rhodes 22
offers. Just this past week I sailed on Tuesday with very light winds and
the 175 out, but still loved just being on the water even if only moving
slowly. On Friday, I sailed for the last time of the season with the pop-top
down and the main lowered and reefed and the Genoa reefed due to higher
winds and gusts. Options are great, but come with trade-offs.

Bob
Light wind Tuesday: 
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Bob Weiss
Beach Spring
1998 Rhodes 22 Recycled in 2014
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