[Rhodes22-list] pop top falling on new Rhodes 22

[Ron Singerman]

Dan,

Give me a call if you'd like some help with the pop top slider.

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Snyder" <dancsnyder at comcast.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] pop top falling on new Rhodes 22


> My Lady Grace was built new and delivered by Elton in 2006.  My pop top
> problem is exactly the opposite of yours....I can't raise it...something
> is jamming.  Stan has given me some ideas that involve disassembling the
> top and bars underneath but I haven't had the chance yet to take it
> apart.  Can't imagine what happened...the first two seasons it worked
> perfectly.  Dan in NH
>
> Paul Krawitz wrote:
>> Have any of you experienced the pop top sliderspontaneously plunging 
>> down?
>> On one occasion
>> it occurred during furling the mainsail. But on another
>> occasion, it happened while heading downwind, with
>> wind coming from starboard transom and both sails
>> widely out to port.
>>
>> Other than putting a safety quick release pinbelow the pop top slider, do
>> you have any suggestions?
>>
>> I told Stan I thought the pin, with only 1/4" inside the boom,
>> was too short. And I never had this issue with my circa
>> 1981 Rhodes.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Paul Krawitz
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