[Rhodes22-list] Keeping the table top stowed?

[Olivier Hecht]

Thanks Patrick. I'd love to see that solution and the parts you used as well. Olivier

> On Jul 9, 2016, at 7:51 PM, PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I used a small threaded brass nob pull pin I got from McMaster carr.
> Required taking down the rail to drill , can't remember if I tapped it or
> just screwed it in directly.  Drilled a small detent in the table side for
> the pin to sit in.  Spring holds it in place.  Just pull and turn to lock
> it back to remove the table.  I can take a pic and get the part # in a day
> or two.  On vacation and no laptop at the moment.
> Patrick
>> On Jul 9, 2016 16:45, "Olivier Hecht" <ohecht at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Rick…that sounds like a great solution and I’ll give it a try in
>> addition to making sure my tracks are as tight as they should be.
>> 
>> Olivier
>> 
>>> On Jul 9, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Olivier,
>>> 
>>> I hook a bungee cord to the forward ends of the track and pull the middle
>>> of the cord over the post receptacle on the table bottom.
>>> 
>>> Rick
>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 8:41 AM, Olivier Hecht <ohecht at earthlink.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I searched and didn’t find anything on this one…has anyone come up with
>> a
>>>> simple solution to keep the table top from sliding out of it’s stowage
>>>> location?  It hasn’t happened to me underway yet, but it has slid out of
>>>> it’s mounts twice while towing, and I’m worried it will slide out at a
>> bad
>>>> time under sail and either hurt someone or damage something.
>>>> 
>>>> I’m thinking about a thumbscrew or two in strategic locations, but I’m
>> not
>>>> near the boat now and it’s hard to remember where the possible places
>> for
>>>> something like that are.  If someone has close-up pictures of the aft
>>>> portion of the stowage rails, then I could probably think up a few
>> options
>>>> and take some hardware with me to the boat tomorrow…thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> Olivier
>>>> s/v/ Fretless
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