[Rhodes22-list] Rope Clutch

[Bill Effros]

Michael,

I love the rope clutch.  There are lots of rocks around here, and I 
don't miss them all.  When I hit something it really gets my attention.  
There are no false alarms with this system.  I want a system I know will 
release so all I get is an adrenalin rush.  The rope clutch is great if 
you've got the right rope.  I'll get the right rope from Stan, and maybe 
enough more to last a lifetime.

Bill Effros

michael meltzer wrote:

>bill you want the c257
>http://www.apsltd.com/Tree/d3000/e91.asp
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>I know west has them in the mater catolog but did not
>spot the on the web site, should be about less than
>this price and I think sea dog resells them, It fits
>on the rudder head  great, and works like a charm,
>stans been using them on the new boats -mjm
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>--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
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>>Bud,
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>>I'm with Ed on this one.
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>>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
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>>budconnor at earthlink.net wrote:
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>>>Ed,
>>> I have an IMF and a 175% Genoa.  Also I have big
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>>fat blue sheets, 
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>>>but I am certainly open to hear the opinion of
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>>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
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>>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Opinions on Replacement
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>>Jib Sheets for Bud and Steve
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>>>Bud:
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>>>    You asked for opinions, good man, as there is
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>>more than one.  However,
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>>>you did not fully explain what you meant.  You said
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>>Jib sheets.  Hum, so you
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>>>have a boat with a standard main and hank on jib? 
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>>Surely, you do not have
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>>>the 175 Genoa and roller furling.  
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>>>    I have the 175 genoa and after seeing many R
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>>22's I have developed the
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>>>opinion that Stan's fat sheets are the easiest and
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>>best way to go.  How do
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>>>you get Stan's fat sheets?  Call GBI late in the
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>>day and ask for a price and
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>>>shipping cost.  
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>>>    Bye and Bye, you will get the best product out
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>>their.  There are at
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>>>least three reasons why you will get the best
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>>product.  Stan has received
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>>>feedback from owners as to what thickness and feel
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>>are best.  Stan has spent
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>>>too many hours looking in cordage catalogs for the
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>>best product.  Finally,
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>>>Stan gets the cheapest price on the best product
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>>from his current supplier.
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>>>    He currently uses a Blue line, but in the past
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>>has apparently used
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>>>white and black.  The current Blue line is durable,
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>>easy on the hands and
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>>>can be obtained from Admiral Spitzer.  The brand
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>>that he uses is a trade
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>>>secret, so you will not get it at West Marine that
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>>much I know.
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>>>Furthermore, it is not made in China.
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>>>    Did you say that you are in Florida?  Are you
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>>going to the St. Pete
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>>>Boat Show?  Stan is supposed to be going, at least
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>>he has indicated that he
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>>>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
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>>learning about sheets.  Maybe
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>>>he should take his wife to the Annapolis boat show
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>>so that he can explain
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>>>sheets are not sheets as she knows.
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>>>Addendum:  (For Steve)  Sheet bend is a nautical
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>>term meaning a bend or
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>>>hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the
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>>bight of another rope or
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>>>to an eye.
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