[Rhodes22-list] Spring Lines

[Jay Friedland]

Peter,
That is my recollection, a lot of drilling with a significant amount of fiberglass coming out of the pilot hole.
Jay

> On Apr 22, 2020, at 4:51 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
> 
> Jay,
> 
> The photo came through, and I can see the track mounted to your toe-rail.  I can see the advantage, as it reduces clutter underfoot.  I also notice a chock mounted to the toe-rail forward, so it would seem that perhaps the entire toe-rail is solid fiberglass, not just the area under the track.
> 
> Thanks for sharing…
> 
> —Peter
> 
> 
>> On Apr 22, 2020, at 4:41 PM, Jay Friedland <jayf401 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Peter,
>> Just trying to get a test photo through the server.
>> 
>> I actually liked Stan's adjustable inboard sheeting system vs. the fixed
>> cabin top cam cleat newer version. It is a tripping hazard and more
>> expensive than the single cleat and fairlead, and not used often enough,
>> but a good idea.
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 3:46 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Jay,
>>> 
>>> I’m confused about your reply.  You say you’re mounting your cleats on the
>>> forward jib track, but you also say that the track is bolted to the
>>> toe-rail.  My forward jib tracks are mounted to the deck very close to the
>>> cabin side (a little too close in fact).  Also, in a discussion not too far
>>> back someone (Graham I think) attached a photo showing that the toe-rails
>>> on his R22 are hollow, not solid fiberglass.
>>> 
>>> As to your problem with posting photos, it may have nothing to do with
>>> format.  The mail list software apparently doesn’t like the way  that the
>>> Mac email client program does attachments.  Perhaps there are other email
>>> client programs with similar issues.
>>> 
>>> Peter Nyberg
>>> Coventry, CT
>>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 22, 2020, at 3:29 PM, Jay Friedland <jayf401 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Jesse,
>>>> I assume my photos of that got stripped away, I tried attaching them as
>>> pdf’s. Any help from da list to format them correctly on that is
>>> appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> My midship cleats are movable on a 1” T-track, same track as the jib
>>> cars move on. As any tension is shearing against the mounting screws for
>>> the track, I drilled and tapped 1-1/2”x1/4x20’s into the toerail. These
>>> were installed when the boat was new 23 years ago, and there has been
>>> extreme pressure fairly constantly from April through November storms, up
>>> to 4’ rolling waves with heavy tidal swings all through my time in less
>>> safe slips. So they are stress tested.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 22, 2020, at 3:12 PM, Jesse Shumaker <
>>> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I assume the mid ship cleats may have been added by owners.  My boat
>>> does not
>>>>> have any midship cleats so I have used the metal grab rails as Sean
>>>>> mentioned.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Does anyone have photos to show where exactly the midship cleats are
>>>>> installed?   When I installed chocks on my foredeck, I found that it was
>>>>> hard to get to the underside of the toe rail, so I installed the chocks
>>>>> further from the toe rail where I could access the bolts coming through.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I assume a backing plate against the cabin roof would be needed when
>>>>> installing the midship cleats.  If anyone has examples of the mid ship
>>> cleat
>>>>> installation that would be good to share.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
>>>> 
>>> 
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