[Rhodes22-list] Tubes on Shrouds

[Michael D. Weisner]

Bill & Rex,

I have had the problem of the jib sheets hanging up at the bottom of the 
shrouds, just above the deck, on my '81, particularly when coming about.  I 
tried slightly larger diameter sheets when I replaced them last and still 
they would "catch" at the bottom of the turnbuckle hardware on occasion.  I 
solved the problem with a piece of shrink wrap covering the chain plate to 
turnbuckle portion of the hardware.  They smoothed out the transition and 
the sheet no longer gets pinned by the hardware.

Mike
s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)

From: "Bill Effros" bill at effros.com Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:25 AM


> Rex,
>
> I don't have tubes around my shrouds, and my jib sheets never hang up on 
> them.  I use the standard size sheet.  Removing the tubes will reduce the 
> weight.  Every now and again in extremely light air a sheet will hang up 
> on an open hatch, but if it happens twice a summer that's a lot.  I rarely 
> miss a tack with my 175, and I deploy it all the way out whenever the air 
> is light.
>
> Bill Effros
>
> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>> Rex,
>> Larger sheets does not always equate to more weight. It depends on the 
>> material that the sheets are made from. There are amny different 
>> combinations of  materials. Mine don't seem to weight more than the 
>> thinner ones and I find them easier to handle. Now, that being said, if 
>> the wind isn't blowing enough to fill  the sails, I'm on the hook in a 
>> cove getting wasted on rum and coke. No point in  wasting a perfectly 
>> good day.
>>  Rummy
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