[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind

[Lowe, Rob]

Ben,
Mine are probably 5 feet long.  Corrosion has not been a problem.  And thanks for the West Wing complement...... - rob


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Rob,

Thanks for the advice. I see some guards as long as six feet. Too long?
Corrosion issue covering up the cable?

By the way I thought you were great in "West Wing".

BenC

Rob Lowe wrote:
> 
> Ben,
> The shroud "guards" that most of us use are 1" (maybe 1.5"?) PVC pipe.  It
> has to be large enough to pass the shroud and terminating hardware
> through.  Attached is a photo of Jerry's boat with shroud covers
> installed.  Mine are a bit longer than Jerry's, but you get the idea.  You
> can also get little "caps" that you notch that go on top of the guards. 
> You can also see them in the photo of Jerry's boat.  They do help prevent
> the sheets from hanging on the shrouds.  - rob
> 
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20090824/158a499e/attachment.jpg
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of BenCittadino
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:38 PM
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> 
> 
> Alan;
> 
> I never considered your strategy of utilizing the furling mechanism during
> the tack, but it sounds positively elegant (if we can do it without
> falling
> all over ourselves). Can't wait to try it.  Do you recommend shroud
> "guards"
> or "boots" or "whatchamacallits", and if so what size?
> 
> BenC
> 
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