[Rhodes22-list] UPS arrived yesterday

[Wally Buck]

Mark,

Thanks for the info and pics. Did you try jibing in that light air?

W






>From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] UPS arrived yesterday
>Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:25:09 -0400
>
>Don (and all),
>
>Blue / white / blue. We set it up yesterday and learned a few things. I'll
>attach a couple of photos I took - unfortunately, as I'm sure everyone on
>the list is aware, it's pretty tough to get a good picture of your own boat
>from your own boat. We'll have to wait until a day when we don't have the
>lake all to ourselves to get better shots.
>
>Anyway, here's what we found:
>
>1) We put a snap shackle between the padeye and the furling drum to make
>fitting and removal quick and easy. Good idea, works great, but the only 
>one
>we was fitted with a swivel. So the furler tends to spin and wrap the line
>around the base of the furler instead of on the drum when you release the
>line to let the sail unfurl. We'll be getting a non-swiveling snap shackle
>to replace it.
>
>2) The furling line was already wound on the drum when we received it.
>Unfortunately, it looks like whoever did it wound the line onto the drum in
>the wrong direction and we didn't catch it before we put everthing 
>together.
>There's a plate with a fairlead at the base of the furler (you'll see what 
>I
>mean in the picture) and the angle of the line through the fairlead tends 
>to
>bind, adding to the "line wrap around the spinning furler" problem, above.
>
>3) The furler works great. It's quick, easy, and the sail rolls nicely
>making a very manageable package. Once furled, you can drop the halyard
>about half way, strap the furled sail to the base of the mast, and tack the
>headsail right over it. It's a very cool setup.
>
>4) You can see from the pictures that there was almost no wind yesterday
>afternoon (NOAA history says calm to 3 mph) yet we were able to drift along
>at a knot or better much of the time. We didn't check the ind angle or
>anything (it was a very lazy afternoon) but we were able to sail much 
>closer
>to the wind than we could with the asymmetric. and it did equally well off
>the wind.
>
>5) The sail seems to be well-made. There's a leech line, adjustment for the
>luff line, and something I've never seen, a "foot line <??>" - like a leech
>line along the foot of the sail (Anyone familiar w/ this? How's it used?).
>Attachment points are labeled ("Head", "Tack", "Clew") making it a bit more
>difficult for us to screw up putting it all together.
>
>We love the sail. We're looking forward to getting  the bugs out and taking
>it out on a breezier day to see what we can do with it. I'm also looking
>forward to comparing it to the 175% in various wind conditions so I can
>learn more about when it's best to use each sail.
>
>Mark Kaynor
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Clarke, Donald R (Don), NPONS" <drclarke at att.com>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 8:07 AM
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] UPS arrived yesterday
>
>
>
>
>Hi Mark,
>
>I will be placing my order soon, so any hints/secrets? What colors did you
>pick?
>
>
>Don Clarke
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Kaynor [mailto:mark at kaynor.org]
>Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 5:27 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] UPS arrived yesterday
>
>Our new UPS sail arrived yesterday. Woohoo!! We'll be setting it up and
>trying it out later today, weather permitting. I'll bring the camera and 
>see
>if I can get someone to take a few pics to post. We unfolded it in the
>living room last night to check it out - it's a big sail. It's also very
>pretty. And it smells new <g>. We're excited.
>
>Mark Kaynor
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