[Rhodes22-list] Planjammers (?)-Special Request

[Wally Buck]

J,

Next time out to my boat I will try to remember to take a picture. When the 
boom is set for the highest position the block hangs down about 2 feet short 
of the boom but I can't be certain. You want the block to hang down far 
enough so you can reach the block and rethread line if you needed to.

My boom had several (3 I think) small horn cleats with two positioned at the 
aft end of the boom. I use on of these for the topping lift line. I coil the 
extra line (there isn't much) and hang from horn cleat. It seems to work ok. 
You could also turn the line forward around the aft horn cleat and use a 
cleat mid boom to reduce left over line.

There maybe a better way to do this; my boat came this way so I go with it.

Wally


>From: Jay Friedland <a.jayf@verizon.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Planjammers (?)-Special Request
>Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:42:57 -0500
>
>Wally-
>That's starting to make more sense than the direction I was planning with 
>three lines. I believe Roger was directing me towards this solution. 
>(Roger, lost your original e-mail. Sorry.)
>
>There are several benefits now that I've looked at the alternatives. Most 
>important, it frees up a block and cleat from the current line where I 
>would need to add the furling line and halyard for the UPS. Also, there's 
>less going on on the front of the mast to interfere. In addition, the 
>adjustments are now made from the tiller position which is easier than the 
>cabin top.
>
>Any idea of the cable length? Does 20 feet sound right with the additional 
>being taken up with block and line? What type of cleat  do you have? What 
>happens to the excess line?
>
>I'm a bit hard-headed on this since Roger's suggestion, but its starting to 
>simplify things.
>Thanks,
>J
>
>
>On Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at 09:23 AM, Wally Buck wrote:
>
>>J,
>>
>>I have a cable topping lift dead ended at the top of the mast with a block 
>>at the other end. I have a line attached at the end of the boom (like 
>>every other topping lift) that runs up to the block (a couple of feet) and 
>>back down to a cleat at the aft end of the boom. To raise or lower boom I 
>>just uncleat line and adjust. My 84 came this way and it works fine.
>>
>>Wally
>>
>>
>>>From: Jay Friedland <a.jayf@verizon.net>
>>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Planjammers (?)-Special Request
>>>Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:42:51 -0500
>>>
>>>Roger-
>>>A one-man resource center. Still working on the third halyard problem. I 
>>>have the IMF and actually what I saw in the 99 catalog was a curved plate 
>>>with a bullnose for mounting a block. It had 3 or 4 screwholes on each 
>>>side for drilling into the mast. It seemed to have a three bend 
>>>configuration to fit several curvatures. Bob's assistant didn't know what 
>>>I was talking about and it wasn't on their website. So I didn't know 
>>>where to go with this.
>>>
>>>I haven't had the chance to review you recommendation on dead-ending the 
>>>topping lift, but my first take was on the 18" + drop of the boom on the 
>>>IMF, which I use often. I need to further review, but the Dwyer piece was 
>>>suggested by Doyle for the UPS halyard. He showed it to me, and I thought 
>>>it would be easy to locate with Dwyer. Next time I'll write it down.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any help on this.
>>>J
>>>
>>>On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 05:55 PM, Roger Pihlaja wrote:
>>>
>>>>Jay,
>>>>
>>>>I've got a 1991 edition of Dwyer's Yellow catalog.  Each mast extrusion
>>>>shape & size requires a different mounting plate.  However, I'm going to
>>>>take a wild guess as to what you probably want.
>>>>
>>>>Assuming you have the standard mast, this is a DM-500 series extrusion.  
>>>>The
>>>>DM-500 takes the D 2122H hinged step,
>>>>D 1015 Masthead Rig with 4 aluminum sheaves, the DH 21750L Stainless 
>>>>Steel
>>>>Tabernacle, & the DH 288 Medium Halyard Organizer Plate.
>>>>
>>>>If I've guessed wrong re what you want, then you're going to have to 
>>>>give me
>>>>more information in order for me to help you.
>>>>
>>>>Unfortunately, my flat bed scanner is at the repair shop, so I can't 
>>>>send
>>>>you any pictures.
>>>>
>>>>Roger Pihlaja
>>>>S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>>>
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