[Rhodes22-list] Standard Mast PT slider

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Rob,

Thanks for the pictures.  Here's a thought - one possibility for an alternate would be a sailstop, which is available at West and slides into position along the sail track and tightens with a round nut.  Page 433 of the West catalog shows cable ties of different sizes, which could be fastened to a sailtop, which would present a horizontal hole, side to side, for the pop-top bolt.  These ties, metal with rubber 'gasket' are normally screwed to the bulkhead.  There might be a better fixture than these wire guides to fix to the sailstop, just haven't looked enough yet.  The PT bolt is quite long, so you would probably want a short length of vinyl tube on each side to keep the front of the PT from sliding/shifting along the bolt when it is in the up position.  My slider is getting pitted and corroded, so this how I will probably replace it.  Where are the described 'pricey' fixtures found?

Hope this can help - tell me if you find better options.

Chow

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
>Sent: Aug 12, 2008 1:29 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Standard Mast PT slider
>
>Art,
>Finally got some photos.  Two of the photos (boom slider and boom slider
>1) shows how my standard mast boom gooseneck connects the boom to the
>slot in the mast.  And yes, those are regular ol' nails that serve as
>stoppers to hold the boom in the desired location.  The third photo (pop
>top slider) shows how the pop top brackets attached to the pop top
>slider.  I use the same nail-through-the-holes technique to hold the pop
>top up.  Not the most desirable method, but that's what the PO used and
>it works.  Anyone got a better method to keep the boom and pop top in
>place on a standard mast? - rob
>
>
>S/V Getaway
>1976 Rhodes 22
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Arthur H.
>Czerwonky
>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:19 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Standard Mast PT slider
>
>Rob,
>Thank you - I'd sure like to see them.  Where are you sailing your boat
>this summer?
>Art
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
>>Sent: Jul 16, 2008 11:55 AM
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Standard Mast PT slider
>>
>>Art,
>>If you need a photo of a standard mast PT slider, I can take a couple
>>this weekend.  Does Stan have these parts?  Sure would be a lot easier
>>than making one. - rob
>>
>>According to Dwyer, this is the standard mast:
>>http://www.dwyermast.com/items.asp?cat1ID=20&cat1Name=Masts&familyID=40
>&
>>familyName=DM%2D6+Mast
>>
>>they don't seem to have the gooseneck/slider that Stan uses, but the
>>basic configuration is like the D17 and D11 styles shown mid way down
>>this page.  You can see how the slider would fit in the slot of the
>>mast. - rob
>>
>>http://www.dwyermast.com/items.asp?cat1ID=40&cat1Name=Hardware&familyID
>=
>>17&familyName=Goosenecks
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Arthur H.
>>Czerwonky
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:40 AM
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast Boom Car temp pin
>>
>>John,
>>The threading could possibly help, a little snug in the pin hole.  You
>>could lost a smooth surfaced pin, possibly by just by slipping out.
>The
>>length could be estimated by mk1 eyeball.  Do you have a picture of
>your
>>PT slider for your conventional mast?  I may need to remake one myself.
>>Thx,
>>Art
>>
>>
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