[Rhodes22-list] spreader angle

[Michel Meltzer]

They should be "level", the top stays have a plastic cap on the wire that
goes into the spreaders, I would quickly look at another boat and straight
this out.

-mjm

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> Captains
> 
> I haven't posted since last summer but have continued to appreciate and
> benefit from the expertise offered on the list. The ongoing discussions
> are very helpful to a novice. I took delivery of an 89 (recycled 2005)
> Rhodes in March 05 and have been poking around the corrotoman and
> rappahannock rivers in the northern neck of Va. Haven't gone too far from
> port nor heeled beyond horizontal. Hope to become more adventurous this
> season.
>  I have a question regarding spreaders.... should they lie at a particular
> angle to the mast. Most Rhodes seem to have spreaders that angle upwards.
> After raising my mast this spring I noticed one spacer is missing between
> spreader and mast and both spreaders are angled down.slightly. Is this
> anything to correct? And if so,  any idea where I can get spacers to
> replace the ones that came with the boat? Viagra is too expensive.
> 
> I am also planning to attach stan's bimini to my boat. Am I correct in
> thinking that the Bimini folds foward toward the cabin when not in use?
> Any suggestions as to where on the coaming to secure the bracket?
> Thanks for any and all input.
> 
> Kevin
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