[Rhodes22-list] Downhaul rigging revisited

[bobmellor]

that piece of tubing looks just like the centerboard pin that was in my boat
....  coincidence?   anyone know what the holes were/are for?
bob m


Rory Orkin wrote:
> 
>   A while back I posted a question about the downhaul which resulted in a
> discussion about a turning bar which had been installed incorectly on some
> boats. 
>             I have included a few pictures of the downhaul rigging. The
> rudder pinches the downhaul between the rudder and the back of the rudder
> housing.. Is this how it is supposed to be ? In the second picture I show
> how the turning bar would be installed.. I find that without the turning
> bar installed I will be pinching the downhaul at the SIDE of the rudder
> and jamming the whole works..  Wouldnt it make more sense to but some
> guides on the forward  part of the rudder assembly and run the line down
> and outside so the rudder never pinches the line ?
> 
>   http://www.nabble.com/file/7270/E27C2142.JPG 
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/7269/E27C2143.JPG 
> 

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