[Rhodes22-list] Follow up questions

[Mary Lou Troy]

Leo, thanks for the pictures. That is one very interesting Rhodes 22!

Here are a few answers and suggestions.

Question 1 - That is bimini hardware. In one of the other pictures 
(question 2 - I think) you can see the eyestrap forward of the genoa 
track that the forward strap from a bimini would attach to. No idea 
about the flush mounted block.

Question 3. The item in question is where you could lock in the 
hiking stick that is part of the R22 tiller.

Spinlock - That is probably spinnaker hardware. It could be used with 
a UPS sail as well.

BTW, I think you may have your genoa sheet misrouted although I'm not 
at all familiar with the self-tending rigging. I think it should run 
to the big block on the genoa track and then to the winch. You'll 
probably have too much friction running it through that padeye below 
the winch. That pad eye is part of the UPS hardware.

Bow - The boat doesn't look particularly bow down to me in that 
picture. In any event, you'll be happy to know that the R22 is 
supposed to sail a bit better when it is slightly bow down. We 
routinely keep our water tank 2/3 full and store our spare anchor and 
chain well forward to achieve that. Is the saildrive lighter than an 
outboard? If so it might be the reason - most of us have big heavy 
outboards further back on the stern and a lot of junk in the 
lazarrette. Don't know how much the self-tending jib hardware weighs 
but that might also be affecting the trim of the boat. In any case 
don't make any adjustments until you sail it. My guess is that it is 
ok. Especially if you put someone back in the cockpit.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 10:13 PM 5/12/2010, you wrote:
>Okay so here are the questions. Sorry for so many...
>
>The first picture is from the gunwale just inside of the genoa track
>(picture named question). I think this might be for a bimini but can anyone
>confirm?
>
>The second picture is of a block mounted flush in the gunwale (pic named
>question2). There are multiple blocks mounted like this throughout the
>cockpit. Any ideas of what they are for?
>
>Third picture (pic named question3) is where I think some of old tiller
>hardware might have mounted. Can anyone confirm? By the way, in this picture
>you can see how the mainsheet is tied in to the wheel. There is no traveler
>on this boat between the backstays.
>
>The next two pictures (titled spinlock and spinlock2) show two places
>where spinlock cleats are mounted but I have no idea what I'd use them for
>(maybe a UPS or spinnaker?). Thoughts?
>
>Finally, the last picture (titled bow) shows the bow sitting a little lower
>in the water than the stern. Anyone know if there is some inherent issue
>here? I'm wondering if the sterndrive is somehow throwing off the balance of
>the boat in the water.
>
>Again, sorry for all the questions and pictures but I appreciate any
>thoughts you are willing to share!
>
>Thanks
>Leo
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