[Rhodes22-list] traveler bar length?

[John Shulick]

Chris,

 Look carefully at how the blocks are attached to the backstays. Stan used a
small piece of wire crimped/swaged in place. That spreads the loads carried
by the traveller bar (or rope) over a greater area. The bar in the picture
bends the wire over a sharp unyielding edge. Rounding all corners would
help. I know my repair on the one stay in my picture violates my own rules
to some extent but it is temporary as I plan to replace the backstays over
the winter solving the problem. Questioning ideas is welcome as it can lead
to better understanding of how something works.

Hope you're sailing soon
John S


cgstetson wrote:
> 
> just wondering.....doesn't the rope traveler put the same amount of force
> on the stay since it pulls the stay in instead of pushing them out...not
> questioning you, was just wondering. i will definitely put all the stays
> up and have them to sailing tension before cutting a piece of 1" fit to
> size..that sounds the best as of right now.
> 
> thanks for everything,
> chris
> rhode trip "in progress"
> 
> 
> John Shulick wrote:
>> 
>> Chris,
>> 
>>  I would make the length of the bar the same as the distance between the
>> stays with the stays tension set as if you were sailing. I would avoid
>> putting a bend or kink in the wire as you see in your photo where the
>> wire is bent as it leaves the bar and continues up to the masthead.
>> Bending a wire like that can lead to failure over time and or extreme
>> sailing. If you're interested here is a pict of the rope back stay
>> adjuster and the rope traveller. 
>> 
>> John S
>>  http://old.nabble.com/file/p29356486/DSCF0300.jpg 
>>  http://old.nabble.com/file/p29356486/DSCF0299.jpg 
>> 
>> cgstetson wrote:
>>> 
>>> could someone send me the length of the traveler bar..i am in the
>>> process on rerigging my rhodes and until now i assume the boat had a
>>> traveler "line" or rope . since it has many broken stays i do not know
>>> the size of the traveler..i would like to make it a traveler bar and do
>>> what this person did by shortening it slightly to allow for more sit
>>> room and head room..
>>> 
>>>  http://old.nabble.com/file/p29356399/trav_new.jpg 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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