[Rhodes22-list] Newbie question 1

[Matt Berman]

Thanks for the quick responses. Is this a design flaw? If so, it seems like a pretty serious one.

Thanks,

--Matt



> On Sep 26, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Weiss, Robert L <rweiss at siu.edu> wrote:
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> That’s a common problem with the 170. Try back filling the Jenny then release it so it comes across faster.
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> Robert L. Weiss Jr.
> Director of Music
> First United Methodist Carbondale IL
> Professor Emeritus, SIUC
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> We just bought a rhodes this year and have had the same problem.  I find the mainsail to be not very effective on its own and the Genoa gets caught on everything like you said.  I’m considering looking for a smaller headsail.
> Jim Cunningham
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>> On Sep 26, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
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>> Hi, all,
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>> I've been sailing for most of my life, but only just got a Rhodes 22 this week. I went for my first sail today, light breeze, and encountered a number of things that are different from other boats I have sailed. Here's the first:
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>> Every time I came about, the genoa (170) hung up on everything it could find -- stanchions, lifelines, shrouds. This was not a minor, momentary clip -- it stayed hung up until each time I had to crawl forward and release the genoa by hand, not fun when you're single-handing.
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>> I made sure the sheets were all on the outside of everything, and that the sheet on the opposite side was loose and free, and I wasn't standing on it (more about that in another post). I tried jiggling both sides, and sawing both sheets back and forth to try to release it, but no go.
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>> Is there some trick or technique you use on a Rhodes to get the genoa to move smoothly from one side to the other during a tack? I didn't even try a jibe.
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>> Thanks,
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>> --Matt
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