[Rhodes22-list] Standard main rigging

[foredeckguy]

John, 
I looked at your traveler pictures and it seems to be a good approach. My
backstays have the crimp fittings for the traveler bar end caps but the caps
were removed so now I have to figure out how to attach the bar. 
The block you see under the middle of the boom is the top of the main sheet
and the track is mounted just outside the cabin entrance. I really want to
relocate the sheet to the end of the boom like you have. The current
location makes it impossible to safely single hand the boat.
http://www.nabble.com/file/p11382615/sail6.jpg 

The block ( I think it is called a turning block?) I'm wondering about is
the one about 18 inches from the end of the boom (there is also a horn cleat
about 3 feet away). Any idea about these parts?

Thanks for your help.
Gary
s/v Coquina '79 Rhodes Continental 


jlock wrote:
> 
> At 07:07 AM 6/30/2007 -0700, Gary Lockhart wrote:
>>I've been doing the best I can but I know I am missing something to 
>>get the main rigged right so I can go to windward. Attached are 
>>photos of the main tack on the gooseneck and the outhaul. The tack 
>>doesn't look right (bolt rope pulled up from boom track). What 
>>should the attachment be?  On the boom is a  block with  no obvious 
>>function, what is it?  (The  line attached to  it is too short for 
>>reefing and placed wrong for outhaul.)  I've gone thru the  archive 
>>without finding  what I need.  John, I think your boat is similar, 
>>what does your boom look like?
> 
> Got the photos now, so I'll compare to mine a little later.  One 
> difference I noticed is that your mast slot is fitted with slugs for 
> attaching the main, rather than sliding the bolt rope into the 
> slot.  I think this is supposed to make sail hoisting easier, but I 
> don't think it affects sailing ability.
> 
> The block hanging off your boom is probably a boom vang.  The other 
> end is supposed to attach near the base of the mast.  Its function is 
> to pull the boom downward when the main is swung out to the 
> side.  You may have noticed a tendency for the boom to ride up as the 
> main fills in that position.  The boom vang pulls the boom back down 
> and controls its vertical movement.  It's also probably only usable 
> with the poptop down.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> John Lock
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> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
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