[Rhodes22-list] Ah! That Todd

[Todd Tavares]

   Now Ed,

        You know how I feel about my intellectual property.   You will
   all have to wait for my book to come out. ;^D

   T
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: "ed kroposki"
   Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 09:29:12 -0400
   To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'"
   Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Ah! That Todd
   > Todd:
   > Fantastic drawing.
   > Now you and Roger should get together and write a technical detail
   > manual for the Rhodes 22. Sell it to Stan so he can have all his
   ideas
   > documented. Then he could send it free upon request for $100 postage
   and
   > handling.
   > Way to go.
   > Ed K
   >
   > -----Original Message-----From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
   > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Julie
   > ThorndycraftSent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:23 PMTo: The Rhodes 22
   mail
   > listSubject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Side stay QuestionTodd,Thank you
   for the
   > drawing, it's perfect.For those of you who were worried about my
   well-being,
   > ; a thank you to you aswell. With the help of a friend, we threw a
   rope around
   > the mast above thespreaders and used this line to pull the boat to
   port.
   > It's amazing howquickly the boat will heel when a gust comes along
   and how
   > unwilling it isto heel by artificial forces!Anyhow, we did get it
   heeled
   > over enough to make the difference - took alittle adjusting of the
   starboard
   > side dock lines so they weren't fightingthe effort but it did work.
   My
   > friend volunteered to go up the ladder (healso likes to go up
   masts), and I
   > stepped back and let him go for it. He gotthe end piece back into
   the
   > spreader and secured it with tape for the timebeing.We will
   implement the
   > more elaborate solution when we drop the mast nextweek for Blue
   Loon's Labor
   > Day weekend adventure - Lake Gogebic, UpperPeninsula,
   Michigan.Julie-----
   > Original Message ----- From: "Todd Tavares" > 2004 9:45 PMSubject: R
   E: [Rhodes22-list] Side stay Question Julie,
   > I do not know if your spreader is the same as mine but, there is a
   > two-part plastic fitting that is hand press fit into the end of the
   > spreader tube. The main part is pressed into the spreader. There is
   a
   > groove cut into this part as well as the mating cap. The spreader is
   > laid in this groove and secured by the cap using two screws. Your
   > spreader boot covers all of this. Stan (I think) suggested drilling
   > and putting a screw through the spreader tube and into the fitting
   to
   > secure it in the spreader --- since yours is obviously loose. I have
   > made a drawing to clarify. I hope it is the same set-up as on your
   boat
   > and helps. Todd PS. Ed knows I can't resist making a drawing. :^D
   > ----- Original Message ----- From: "ed kroposki" Date: Sun, 22 Aug
   > 2004 06:52:47 -0400 To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" Subject: RE:
   > [Rhodes22- list] Side stay Question Julie: I do not recall seeing
   > this question before. I am replying to let you know the question is
   out
   > here. I do not know of anyway to get the stay back in the spreader
   > without lowering the mast. Do you have the GBI mast crane? If you
   do,
   > the mast can be easily lowered over water. However, I am not sure
   > that the problem can be permanently fixed over water. Until I see
   all
   > the parts, I would assume that something is broken and needs to be
   > fixed. It might be necessary to fix the spreader and washer. Can
   > someone with their mast already down see what Julie will need to do?
   > Does anybody have a picture. Todd have you got a picture and
   solution
   > to this? Ed K -----Original Message----- From:
   > rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
   > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Julie
   > Thorndycraft Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:39 PM To: The Rhodes
   > 22 mail list Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sidestay Question Just
   > got back in from sailing and sometime during the afternoon, the port
   > sidestay popped out of the spreader. I have two questions: 1) Any
   > suggestions on how to get it back in without dropping the mast? 2)
   > How can I keep it from popping out again - I seem to recall that it
   was
   > loose the last time we had the mast down but I don't know how it is
   > secured inside the spreader arm. Can someone educate me on this?
   > Thanks, Julie s/v Blue Loon
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