[Rhodes22-list] Sail Plan Changes

[Brad Haslett]

Robert,

Nailing your niche in life is tough!  My mother isn't done yet raising
children at 85 and she's still trying. Stan,  in my humble opinion,  got the
22  footer right the first time and everything since has been an incremental
improvement.  Someone, anyone, name a better 22 foot sailboat than the
R-22.  I figure this sail upgrade and changes, delayed maintenance, and down
time will cost around 5K.  In the end, I'll have a boat I know and love.
For about $125K I can have a brand new ABC boat of marginal quality but the
same size.  I'm sticking with what I know - Slicker and Spitzer.  Besides,
my daughter considers the cabin of the CoraShen her personal doll house.
Don't upset the women!

Brad

On 10/31/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>
> Brad Haslett wrote:
> > Slim - Damn you!  I was trying to keep this simple but WHAT IF, you
> could
> > create two attach points for the boom with a reef for the higher choice.
> > Back to the drawing board!  You started this mess, come up with the
> > solution.
> -------------------------
>
> Sometimes I like to get the boom up a  bit in my
> little Potter 15 lake boat when there are guests
> aboard.  Same issue - get the head-knocker out
> of the way.
>
> On her, the gooseneck rides in the sail track
> extruded into the mast.  To raise the boom, I
> drop the main halyard temporarily, reef the main
> loose-footed and adjust the outhaul, loose the
> boom hold-down, take up on the halyard (raising
> the boom the appropriate amount), and tie off
> the boom hold-down in the new position.
>
> As you have been talking about adding a mainsail
> furler, some of which require a track or attachments
> to the mast, why not look at the possibility of
> combining functions, so the boom could ride in the
> lower track or be attached to the lower end of the
> furler?
>
> If you plan to stick with the usual means of reefing
> the main, and you have slugs (or the like) on the
> main, then the gooseneck might ride in that slot/track.
>
> Otherwise, a collar that clasped around the mast could
> be pinned/clamped in place to provide a strong but
> adjustable attachment for the gooseneck.
>
> /Robert
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