[Rhodes22-list] Doyle UPS Price Has Increased

[David Culp]

Thanks Mary Lou:

Paul Beaudin is the Doyle Rep. I worked with and he said that he thought
that a
130-135% combined with the UPS was just about perfect for what I need to do.

Other then a spinnaker, it is about the only way that I can add sail area
with the
GBI furler that I have.  It is 12 years old and I have overhauled it, but it
is still in
good shape.  So this year's budget is going to new sails and I will start
saving up
for a furler at some point.  I got a new IMF main last year, so I will have
all new
sails this spring.

I got the idea for this new sail plan and got some help from my friend
David Luckenbach who just passed away in testing it out:  We picked a
day when we had about 12-15 kts of wind and we hoisted up a jib that he
had laying around that had a cable built into the luff.   We secured the
tack
in about the same area that the UPS will be.   It was for some
smaller boat and it was about a 90% jib on the Rhodes.  It was amazing
how fast we could get going with that little jib tied up behind the furled
head
sail in some pretty good wind.  Now this was close reaching and we were
hitting
over 5 on my knot meter.  As you say, I won't be able to do this with the
UPS that
close to the wind, but sort of the same theory.  It was nice to just be able
to douse
it to the deck when done with it and then use the foresail.  Much easier
with two
aboard, but I'll figure it out.  I usually start the day on a long run and
then finish
up beating back home.  Plenty of time to reconfigure for pointing close to
the wind
on the way home.

I remember seeing pictures of your boat and sail but don't remember the
specifics.
Do you have the halyard retainer installed and if so, how far down from the
top
of the mast did you put it?  I have a steaming light that I really don't
want to have
to move, so I hope there is enough room for the retainer if it is needed.

Thanks
David



Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:39:17 -0500
From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
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David,
Here's my take on your question.

At 01:40 PM 2/25/2010, you wrote:
>Now let me get to the point of this post:  So now I am going to reduce the
>size of my jib which helps with pointing when the wind is up, but what
about
>those days when the 175% used to shine?  Winds less then 10 especially when
>reaching or running?  I knew that I was putting myself behind the eight
ball
>in those situations, so how do I make up for it?

At less than 10 knots, the UPS will be marvelous running, broad
reaching or near reaching. It won't let you sail close hauled but it
should do everything else. It's more work to set up but it works
wonderfully once it is. Don't do anything else until you try it.

Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD