[Rhodes22-list] Commissioning - Shock Cord

[Peter Thorn]

Bill,

Webbing and fast buckles -- great idea!  Can you readily cinch up a fast
buckle?

My approach to shock cord is similar to the Lilliputian approach to tying
down Gulliver -- lots and lots of small tie points.  I'll bet fewer buckles
would be faster. I did not mention this earlier, but I use 1/4 doublebraid
line for the critical structural tie downs (front of mast, etc).

I made up 1/4" sc with 1 1/4" twing balls, assembled in three sizes so they
have just the right tension for each particular use.  They are not over
tight or too loose.   With 10-12 around the headsail it stays put at highway
speeds.   I also use some smaller premade 1/8" sc/twing balls from Northern
Tool which are good for holding standing rigging coils together and holding
the stern ladder up.

Gosh I wish I was sailing...

PT



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Commissioning - Shock Cord


> Peter,
>
> I never use shock cord any more.  It has snapped too close to my eyes,
> too many times.
>
> Instead I am using webbed strapping with adjustable buckles that don't
> have to be sewn on.
>
> I carry strapping and buckles on board in addition to pre-made straps I
> use for specific functions (Like wrapping the jib every time before
> leaving the boat--1 click and the job is done.)
>
> Whenever I need to tie down something new, I just cut off a piece of
> strapping, thread it through a pair of buckles, and "Walla!" (as they
> say--but not Alain.)  The webbing has never failed.  I have broken a few
> buckles under extreme stress situations, but nothing snaps when this
> happens; you just put on a new buckle and don't load it as heavily.  No
> harm; no foul.
>
> Bill Effros
>
>
>
> Peter Thorn wrote:
> > Bill et al,
> >
> > This is mostly about rigging and launching, not pre-season
commissioning.  I
> > just offer it for some of the newer owners to consider (congratulations
> > Dave!).
> >
> > Mark told me most of Raven's neat little features that make her easy to
> > set-up on the trailer came with the boat.   I've never met Raven's "PO
> > once-removed" Gary Sanford, but have a strong feeling he had a lot to do
> > with why it is so easy to set her up at the launch ramp.  Here are a few
of
> > the little things that came with the boat:
> >
> > 1.    fast pins on the forward lowers
> > 2.    big fast pin on tiller
> > 3.    GBI mast hoist crane and aft carrier
> > 4.    fast pins on traveler bar
> > 5.    quick backstay adjuster (easy to reeve and set)
> > 6.    fast pin on forestay
> > 7.    mainsheet with snap shackles
> > 8.    vang with snap shackles (don't use much)
> >
> > To this I added a couple of dozen of shockcord/tweak ball assemblies I
made
> > that make strapping down the rigging fast, easy and secure.  Also made a
> > forward mast holder that sits on the bow pulpit to hold the mast.
> >
> > I can be ready to launch Raven 30 minutes after arriving at a ramp.
There
> > are four basic operations to getting the boat ready to launch: remove
road
> > straps, mount outboard, mount rudder assembly, and set-up the rig.
> >
> > I have the lightest 8/9.8 motor available at the time of purchase (05
> > Tohatsu long shaft).  Still, at about 85#, this is the most daunting
part.
> > (I will remember never to try this tired.)  The fuel is already onboard
and
> > just need to connect the fuel line.  For trailering simplicity and
> > lightness, it's just a pull start motor and there is no electric cable
to
> > connect.
> >
> > After the motor, the rudder and tiller take maybe 2 minutes to set up.
It
> > takes about 20 minutes to raise the mast, set the traveler, and remove
the
> > mast raising equipment.  Both the main and the Genoa are already mounted
in
> > the mast and on the CDI furler. The boom is carried on the mast with
outhaul
> > and main furler line already reeved and rigged.  The mainsheet snaps on
> > quickly.  The fastpins make securing the forestay and moving the forward
> > lowers from the hoist crane to the chain plates go, well, fast.
(Raven's
> > hoist is 1988, newer boats do this differently).  The mast crane rides
> > already rigged on the bow, with a high-tech 1/2" super strong line run
> > through the bow eye and chocks already made fast to the crane cable.
> >
> > Others have written extensively on how to set the boat up.  This is just
to
> > show that it can be done quickly with a few small speed improving
> > enhancements.
> >
> > Fair winds,
> >
> > PT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:19 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Commissioning
> >
> >
> >
> >> Dave,
> >>
> >> Could you write up what went wrong during commissioning?
> >>
> >> Commissioning after coming off a long trip into an unfamiliar launch
> >> area is a lot different than commissioning after you have left the boat
> >> for yourself in a place you know well.
> >>
> >> Were your problems unique to your place?
> >>
> >> Was needed equipment not available?
> >>
> >> Was the boat less than 100% ready to launch?
> >>
> >> What went wrong?
> >>
> >> Working tired is one of the biggest mistakes we make.  I still do it,
> >> instead of working only when well rested, and it makes the work take 10
> >> times as long as it should.
> >>
> >> As you can see from the many splashdown reports, many people on the
list
> >> can launch a boat that has made only a short trip in less than an hour.
> >> Some can do it in less than a half hour, if it's something they do
> >> frequently.
> >>
> >> Bill Effros
> >>
> >> DCLewis1 at aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >>> We got our boat, Respite rides again!  Bill Churchman, her former
owner
> >>> should be proud and happy, Gen Boats really did a nice job
refurbishing
> >>>
> > her.  His
> >
> >>> baby is in good and caring hands.
> >>>
> >>> FWIW, commissioning the boat took the entire day.  Elton showed up Fri
> >>> morning, we started mid-morning and got out of the marina at about
11:30
> >>>
> > PM.  I
> >
> >>> was exhausted!  Will every year be this “easy”?
> >>>
> >>> My thanks to everyone on the board who offered input as we pursued
this
> >>> project.  Your comments along the way were always helpful and I
> >>>
> > appreciate  your
> >
> >>> patience. Each of you adds to the experience of owning one of these
> >>>
> > beautiful
> >
> >>> boats.
> >>>
> >>> Dave
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