[Rhodes22-list] Newbie question 1

[Mitch Mitchell]

Ha, turns out I've been handling my drink all wrong during tacks! I would
like to hear some more specifics of what people use for shroud and
turnbuckle covers. Size pvc? Is there anything at the ends to keep it
centered. Can they be purchased pre-made? Thanks!

On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 8:26 AM Scott Andrews via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Thanks Matt for that archive note on tacking a Rhodes. It makes good sense
> and is similar to the way we tack Flying Scots on the Delaware.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 27, 2020, at 8:16 AM, Scott Andrews <sea20 at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > I saw an interesting article in Sail magazine titled Choosing the Right
> Headsail for Your Sailboat.
> > Scott A.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Sep 26, 2020, at 6:01 PM, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Matt:
> >>
> >> You will find there are a lot of ways to sail the Rhodes 22. When I am
> >> sailing with the 175 full out, usually in light winds because I like to
> go
> >> by other folks who are standing still, I backwind the jib and let it
> come
> >> across when the time is right (you will find the release point after a
> >> couple of times) . I also have roller tubes on the the fore and center
> >> shrouds.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Shawn
> >> s/v Sweet Baboo
> >>
> >>>> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 1:52 PM Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi, all,
> >>>
> >>> 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:
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> --Matt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
>