[Rhodes22-list] IMF for old Rhodes

[John Lock]

Despite its age and small inventory of nagging problems I love my  
Rhodes ('79 model).  The mast is not from a Rhodes.  Don't know what  
its origin is.  I believe all Rhodes non-IMF rigs were masthead design  
(Stan, correct me if I'm wrong on that).  My rig appears to be a 7/8  
fractional design.  See photos attached.  You can see that the  
forestay attaches to the mast some distance down from the top and you  
can also see the diamond stays that reinforce the top of the mast.  It  
is my understanding that this supports larger headsails for racing.  I  
dunno from experience.  I just have the 175 Genoa on it.

The boom is fixed in position on the mast.  Relative to IMF mast it is  
always in the UP position.  The boom is attached to a gooseneck that  
provides boom furling.  This works by taking up the topping lift to  
support the boom and easing the main halyard.  Then, by pulling back  
slightly on the boom, it disengages from the fitting on the gooseneck  
and can rotate freely.  I just roll the boom 3-4 times to wrap some  
sail around it for a first reef.  Then push the boom forward to re- 
engage the gooseneck, trim the main halyard, and release the topping  
lift.

It's less complicated than it sounds and you can probably convert any  
non-IMF mast to boom furling with parts from Dwyer Mast.  You may or  
may not have to replace the boom itself.  You may just need new end  
caps and a roller-furling gooseneck.  See the following -

http://www.dwyermast.com/items.asp?cat1ID=40&cat1Name=Hardware&familyID=17&familyName=Goosenecks
http://www.dwyermast.com/families.asp?cat1ID=30&cat1Name=Booms


Cheers!
John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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On May 19, 2009, at 11:34, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> Jim,
> A good friend of mine purchase a Rhodes 22 that was a salvage hull.  
> It had
> a large hole in the bottom, no mast and a host of other problems. He
> rebuilt the  boat and purchased a non-standard mast and rigged a  
> boom which
> allowed him to  roll the main sail onto it. The boat has gone  
> through at least
> three other  owners in recent history and it now belongs to John  
> Locke of this
> forum. Perhaps  he could explain how it works and give you some  
> details. It
> might work for  you.
>
> Rummy



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