[Rhodes22-list] New traveller and shift extender.

[Chris Geankoplis]

Truly congratulations.  You have a beautiful boat.

Chris Geankoplis

On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> After so many shared with me their traveller adaptations I thought I should
> post what I finally ended up with - particularly because I stole ideas from
> just about everyone.
>
> I decided to go with the traveller attached to the stern pulpit. There were
> a number of reasons for this including the fact that by placing it there
> access to the motor was less impeded.
>
> I had my old traveller track that I wanted to use and so I attached it to a
> 5' piece of stainless steel tubing by drilling and tapping holes for the 14
> bolts. To get the angle right for the mainsheet I wanted the bar to be able
> to rotate. I ended up using several pieces of off the shelf rail brackets
> that are shown in the close up photo of the traveller end. I used a hinged
> rail clamp that comes with a spring-loaded fast pin that holds the pulpit
> anchor which in turn holds the traveller bar. I adjusted the angle by
> rotating the bar and then clamped it in place with the pulpit anchor bolts.
> The fast pins allow me to remove the traveller very quickly and easily.
>
> I have on order a traveller car that fits my track and includes two cam
> cleats on it. That way I have no need for blocks and cam cleats at the ends
> of the traveller.  After years of restoration work I have actually sailed
> the boat yesterday and today in 15 knot winds and it appears that the
> traveller works quite well for me. It is an amazing sensation to actually
> be
> on the water again!
>
> Speaking of motor access, I made a shifter extension for the motor which is
> shown in the picture of the full traveller. It consists of grey plastic
> conduit (1" inside diameter) with a hinge that I made from 1" dowel. The
> short end slips over the shift lever on the motor. Because it is not
> attached otherwise it can be removed instantly just by lifting it up and it
> is also able to  rotate in place so it does not get in the way when I use
> the motor to steer tight turns. It is kind of crude but works. I think I
> will redo the hinge to make it a bit beefier and also include a knob at the
> join that will allow me to change the tension.
>
> Thanks to everyone who have helped me with these issues.
>
> Graham
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile. R22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario Canada
>
>
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