[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Rigging

[Ed McNamara]

I’m with you Todd. 😂 I’m think I’ll put the LH threads to Port and the RH
threads to Starboard.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 6:02 AM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> It only matters if you have OCD like me. 😂
>
> I bought new Lewmar 14 self-tailers and the handle turns counter-clockwise
> to tighten the sheets. The drum still turns clockwise. I'm not sure if I
> even want to install them... you know, lefty > tighty... That will drive me
> nuts.
>
> Todd T
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 9:58 AM Ed McNamara <edmc18 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks guys. My worries are over. 😂
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 9:30 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I don't think there's any explanation that you're missing.  My boat as
> it
> > > came to me from the GB factory after recycling has 5 shrouds threaded
> one
> > > way, and one shroud threaded the other.  It would be less mentally
> > > challenging to rig the boat if they were all threaded the same way, but
> > > other than that, I can't see that it makes any practical difference.
> > >
> > > Peter Nyberg
> > > Coventry, CT
> > > s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> > >
> > > > On 2023-02-15, at 20:26:09 EST, Ed McNamara wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for replying Graham. I guess I wasn’t clear in what I was
> > asking.
> > > Two of
> > > > the threaded ends of the shrouds have right hand threads and two have
> > > left hand
> > > > threads. I know the turnbuckle has both and that the stubs (technical
> > > name?)
> > > > threaded in at the opposite end of the turnbuckles  have to have the
> > > opposite
> > > > thread of the shroud end. But why would the shrouds not have all LH
> or
> > > all RH
> > > > threads. I can’t think of a rational explanation for 2 of each but
> > > wonder if I’m
> > > > missing something.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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