[Rhodes22-list] Shroud or Stay Covering

[Charles Henthorn]

Todd:
     I had thought of that but worried about the tube not being able to turn when the jib sheets rubbed against it.   Plus, wouldn't we want to be sure the turnbuckles were secured with the added friction trying to turn them?
  Rex
   
     

Todd Zumach <zoomerzx at gmail.com> wrote:
  How about drilling a small hole through the tube in line with the
turnbuckles connection with the chain plate. You could then fish a small
zip tie through the holes and trap it above the clevis pin on the
turnbuckle. If you did it correctly you shouldn't have much vertical lift
of the tube and it would be easy to remove if you wanted to adjust the
shroud tension.

Todd Zumach
Phillips, WI

On 11/30/06, Charles Henthorn wrote:
>
> Ed:
> My problem seems to arise when the jib sheet catches under the
> tube---lifting it up---exposing the small slot between the chain plate and
> the turnbuckle ---- into which the sheet jams at the wrong time. An
> alternative solution (to the shrink-wrap filling the slot) would be for some
> engineering-type to design a way to keep the tubing from rising. Have you
> experienced this problem or does the 'double' tube give it enough weight to
> keep the sheet from raising it?
> Rex
>
> Tootle wrote:
>
> Rigging tape or heat shrink keep bare metal from rubbing or chafing the
> sails or sheets. However, plastic pipe used for sink plumbing cut to
> lengths to cover the chain plates and turnbuckles can turn (rotate on a
> horizontal axis). That allows for free movement of sheets and sails. Since
> the sails are rolling and not rubbing it makes for even less chafing. Get
> out your magnifying glass and see the attached picture from the archives:
>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attch/200509/30/shroudcovers.gif
>
>
> Note that the bottom piece is flush with the deck and rotates free and
> independent of the next two pieces above. Each of the three layers rotates
> and rotates independently. The total weight for all the pieces for four
> stays is maybe a quarter of a pound. Small amount of weight for saving
> your
> sails. Available from Lowes, Home Depot or your local Ace Hardware. Note
> that the top thin piece is not pvc but teflon tube(or other slick plastic)
>
> that just fits over the screw part of the turnbuckle when saparated from
> the
> turning part of the turnbuckle. It is a four foot piece and in addition to
> turning freely is slick.
>
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Also:
>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attch/200605/22/shroudcover2.gif
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