[Rhodes22-list] Downhaul rigging revisited

[Rory Orkin]

Thanks.. Stan said he added it to some later model boats to eliminate the
pinching problem experienced by  some.
             

Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> Rory,
> I'm not sure I understand what I'm looking at but it looks different 
> from ours. I don't think we have a turning rod and I don't believe 
> we've ever had a problem with the line jamming between the rudder and 
> the casing for the rudder. I think I'm going to have to go take a 
> look. Looks like it is warming up so I might get over to the boat 
> later this afternoon with the camera. I'll post pictures if we get 
> anything useful.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> At 12:57 PM 3/19/2007, you wrote:
> 
>>Sorry.. I was not clear.. That piece is the turning rod for the downhaul
that
>>had been fitted too close to the rudder when in the down position.. This
is
>>not on all boats.
>>                This caused the rudder to knock it off when fully lowered.
>> I
>>plan to ire-install in the location shown .
>>My concern is more to how the lines are run
>>
>>
>>bobmellor wrote:
>> >
>> > 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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