[Rhodes22-list] Traveler

[Alexis Seigneurin]

Thanks all for your help!

Alexis


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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2019 11:26 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Traveler

Alex,

Your traveler is not upside down; but, the control lines have some twists in them. Each part of the tackle should run fairly to the next block or the clam cleat.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilbrium

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> On Jul 14, 2019, at 10:28 AM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
> Best way to understand it is to play with it and see what it does to the mainsail shape and how the boat responds.
> From the FAQ on the Rhodes22.org site (it was a paraphrase of a Sail Magazine article):
>
> * Light air - traveler car to windward, mainsheet eased to allow twist
> * Medium air - traveler slightly above centerline
> * Heavy air - traveler car eased, mainsheet tight
>
> Mary Lou
> ex R22
> now Rosborough RF-246
>
>
>> On 7/13/2019 9:59 PM, Alexis Seigneurin wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I don’t understand how my traveler is supposed to work / be used. Can someone help me?
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>> I am attaching a picture. I feel like it’s twister or upside-down.
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>> Thanks,
>> Alexis [Image]
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