[Rhodes22-list] Frigging Rigging

[Saroj]

I second this.  I have a spare halyard that exits the top of the mast afore.
Was no doubt installed prior to the previous owner installing the CDI roller
furler.  I use it to raise the mast and to secure the mast forward when/if
the CDI needs to be detached from the bow.  It has come in handy for various
other things along the way (like when my topping lift detached from the boom
once)..

Saroj
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Frigging Rigging


> Bob,
>
> Roger must be part monkey! It is time like that when you need a spare
> halyard or a spinnaker topping lift! In a pinch you would have been able
to
> tie off with out any one climbing the mast. Could you have used the  boom
> topping lift?
>
> I have had that happen with an FJ that had only 2 side stays. When the
> forestay went the rig wound up in my lap. Luckily it wasa 14 foot sailboat
> with a much lighter mast.
>
> Wally
>
>
> >From: "Bob Keller" <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Frigging Rigging
> >Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 23:32:48 -0400
> >
> >While sailing today on a rather calm day on Lake Hartwell, my latest
> >calamity was that my forestay broke.  Yep, it broke off right at the
bottom
> >of the furler drum.  Could have been worse because Roger R shinnied up
the
> >mast (amazing thing to see) and tied a line just above the spreaders
which
> >we secured to the bow cleat to keep the mast from going too far.
> >Meanwhile, Rummy was mixing drinks below, oblivious to the goings-on up
> >above.  We motored back from Big Water and dropped the mast.
> >
> >Looks like the forestay was bent too many times, possibly from
trailering,
> >and it finally gave way.
> >
> >It was recommended to me to upsize the forestay to 5/16" (by the same
> >people who told me to pull my diamondboard  down all the way unti lit is
> >perpendicular to the boat!).  Does anyone have experience or knowledge of
> >using a slightly larger stay?  Any problems to be aware of?  Sounds like
a
> >good idea to me, but I wanted to check the list to see if anyone has done
> >this before?  Thanks.
> >Bob K
> >s/v Yankee Clipper
> >
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