[Rhodes22-list] My rhodes has 8 wires in the standing rigging.

[Bob Keller]

Bob,
Same just happened to me with my 8 year old boat.  Got the forstay replaced 
by West Marine rigging.  Worked OK, but I forgot to send the bottom drum 
from the GBI furler along with the forestay so that was a problem that could 
have been prevented.  If you do it yourself, don't forget to send this drum 
to the people who are duplicating the forestay, because the fitting needs to 
be attached after the forestay passes through the drum!
Good luck.
Bob K


>From: "Robert Dilk" <Robert.Dilk at TRW.COM>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] My rhodes has 8 wires in the standing rigging.
>Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:16:40 -0400
>
>We had great fun Saturday, during our annual solo race in light winds we 
>got hit with a "micro burst" from an approaching T-storm.
>
>Several boats were knocked flat, one 17' Hunter was capsized, and my 27 
>year old Forestay separated at the lower fitting.
>
>But with 8 wires the mast stayed up......
>
>Thank you GBI.
>
>I watched the GBI Furler and Genoa sink out of sight while I was working 
>hard to get the main down (standard).
>BUT as I sat exhausted on the deck, I noticed the furling line was under 
>load. Between the furling line and the Genoa sheet I was able to recover 
>both.
>
>Now I need a trip to GBI for a new Forestay installed in the furler.
>
>Bob
>S/V Knot Necessary
>
>
>
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