[Rhodes22-list] Furled sails at dock

[John Lock]

At 08:27 AM 7/25/2006 -0400, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>With the redundant rigging of the R22, how much weight would it take at the
>top of the mast to put a strain on it. As a charter member of the 
>R22 extreme
>sailing team, I can attest to the strength of the R22 rigging and systems.
>You  will have to work very hard to break a Rhodes 22. I've tried 
>for years to
>break  my Rhodes and never have done more than lay her on her side. (That's
>another  story involving a lot of rum)

Thanks for the info.  I wasn't thinking about breakage so much as 
long term wear.  Flexing, vibration, metal fatigue, those sorts of 
things.  Sounds like it's a "non-issue".

Cheers!

John

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