[Rhodes22-list] Opinions on Replacement Jib Sheets for Bud and Steve

[Bill Effros]

Bud,

I'm with Ed on this one.

Stan's cordage is the best.  After years of hearing people complain 
about the "rope clutch" on the tiller, which I never had a problem with, 
I replaced it this year with New England Rope--it's been slipping ever 
since.  I think the cordage is to hard, but I don't know.  One of the 
things I will do this winter is replace all my cordage with whatever it 
is that Stan is using.  I would like him to offer a complete cordage kit 
for our boats, since the lengths would all be the same.  Whatever he 
charged would be worth it.

Bill Effros




budconnor at earthlink.net wrote:

>Ed,
>  I have an IMF and a 175% Genoa.  Also I have big fat blue sheets, 
>but I am certainly open to hear the opinion of others wrt replacement options.
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>Bud
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: ed kroposki <ekroposki at charter.net>
>Sent: Sep 28, 2005 7:47 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Opinions on Replacement Jib Sheets for Bud and Steve
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>Bud:
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>     You asked for opinions, good man, as there is more than one.  However,
>you did not fully explain what you meant.  You said Jib sheets.  Hum, so you
>have a boat with a standard main and hank on jib?  Surely, you do not have
>the 175 Genoa and roller furling.  
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>     I have the 175 genoa and after seeing many R 22's I have developed the
>opinion that Stan's fat sheets are the easiest and best way to go.  How do
>you get Stan's fat sheets?  Call GBI late in the day and ask for a price and
>shipping cost.  
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>     Bye and Bye, you will get the best product out their.  There are at
>least three reasons why you will get the best product.  Stan has received
>feedback from owners as to what thickness and feel are best.  Stan has spent
>too many hours looking in cordage catalogs for the best product.  Finally,
>Stan gets the cheapest price on the best product from his current supplier.
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>     He currently uses a Blue line, but in the past has apparently used
>white and black.  The current Blue line is durable, easy on the hands and
>can be obtained from Admiral Spitzer.  The brand that he uses is a trade
>secret, so you will not get it at West Marine that much I know.
>Furthermore, it is not made in China.
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>     Did you say that you are in Florida?  Are you going to the St. Pete
>Boat Show?  Stan is supposed to be going, at least he has indicated that he
>is.  
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>     Ah, boat shows are a topic of yesterday.
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>Ed K
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>Greenville, SC, USA
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>Addendum:  I hope Steve of West Chester enjoys learning about sheets.  Maybe
>he should take his wife to the Annapolis boat show so that he can explain
>sheets are not sheets as she knows.
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>Addendum:  (For Steve)  Sheet bend is a nautical term meaning a bend or
>hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or
>to an eye.
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