[Rhodes22-list] on the water replacement of diamondboard pennant line

[Tom Van Heule]

That's very helpful. I see.  Need to have the board down enough to access
the knot.

Thanks Jesse.

On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 8:46 PM Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Tom, you can't access the attachment point on the DB from underneath
> when the boat is on the trailer because the DB is retracted and that part
> is inside the trunk.  From what I've read on other posts, when the boat is
> on the trailer, you can take off the gasket on top of the keel and replace
> the pennant from above.  From the stories on that topic, it sounds like
> that process involves a lot of screws/bolts and typically some salty
> language.
>
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
>
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 7:39 PM Tom Van Heule <
> tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>
> > Great write up Jesse.
> > This makes logical sense. So if you weren't scuba you could do this on
> the
> > trailer too I'd guess?
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 7:31 PM Jesse Shumaker <
> > jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > As noted in some prior posts, my diamondboard pennant line was starting
> > to
> > > wear through at the point where it was cleated while the diamondboard
> was
> > > pulled up.
> > >
> > > My R22 is a 1991 that was refurbished in 2013.  This vintage has the
> > > diamondboard pennant line that runs straight through without any blocks
> > > involved.  After it was replaced, I measured the old pennant line and
> it
> > > was 53" from the knot on the bottom to the knot above the handle.  For
> a
> > > replacement line, I purchased a 25' (much longer than needed - more on
> > that
> > > in a minute) length of 1/4" Paracord.  It appears to have a very
> durable
> > > jacket and plenty of strength.  We'll see how it holds up.
> > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018XZYFK4
> > >
> > > In order to avoid removing the diamondboard cap and replacing the line
> > from
> > > above while on the trailer, I took the following approach on the water
> > this
> > > morning and it worked well.  It requires SCUBA gear, or more lung
> > capacity
> > > than I have to hold my breath.
> > >
> > >    - Extend the centerboard using existing centerboard line to hold in
> > >    place at an extended position
> > >    - Put in place a bridle using a line that goes from the fairlead and
> > cam
> > >    cleat on one side of the cabin, run it under the boat and under the
> > >    diamondboard back up to the matching cam cleat on the other side.
> > SCUBA
> > >    person checks the placement of this bridle line.
> > >    - Put some extra tension on the bridle line to lift the
> diamondboard a
> > >    few inches so that you have a few inches of slack on the normal
> > > diamonboard
> > >    pennant line.  I put on a couple of vice grips on the diamondboard
> > > pennant
> > >    line just where it comes out of the hole as a safety measure in case
> > the
> > >    bridle slipped.
> > >    - I had to cut the pennant line at the knot above the handle
> because I
> > >    couldn't get the knot untied.  At this point, I was committed making
> > > this
> > >    replacement project work.
> > >    - Remove the handle from the line
> > >    - Sew the top end of the old line to the bottom end of the new line
> > >    together (end to end) using normal needle and thread
> > >    - SCUBA person pulls on the old line underwater and this pulls
> through
> > >    the new line.  My pennant line just had a stopper knot and the SCUBA
> > guy
> > >    could pull that through and keep pulling enough extra line through
> so
> > he
> > >    could bring up the old line to the surface so we could see the
> stopper
> > >    knot, all the old line and where it attaches to the new line.
> > >    - Cut the thread that joined the two lines, and tie a stopper knot
> in
> > >    the end of the new line.
> > >    - While the SCUBA guy goes below to make sure the line runs through,
> > >    person in cockpit pulls back out the new line until it is to the
> point
> > > of
> > >    tension
> > >    - Thread the handle onto the new line
> > >    - Tie on a stopper knot above the handle, leaving a the same amount
> of
> > >    extra line that was there on the old line (since we had pulled the
> > >    diamondboard up a few inches to give extra line to work with).
> > >    - Test raising the diamondboard.
> > >    - I left a longer tail on the new line and wrapped it around the
> > handle
> > >    number of times before cutting it so that if I need to make some
> > >    adjustments in the future I have some extra line to work with
> > >    - Once satisfied that everything is tied properly and at the
> > appropriate
> > >    length, remove the bridle.
> > >    - Job done, thank your SCUBA friend for helping!
> > >
> > > I attached a few photos.
> > >
> > > Jesse Shumaker
> > > S/V Zephyr
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