[Rhodes22-list] Jib sheet connection

[Rick]

Lee,

Do have a spike for the clew end of your whisker pole?

Rick

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

>
> Caesar,
>
> Proof that I actually do have a clew, and use it:
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31665265/November%2B2010%2B019.jpg
> November+2010+019.jpg
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
> I've got  a 1/4 " line, two inch diameter loop tied in my clue for
> attaching
> my
> whisker pole for down wind runs.  It shares the space with my Genoa sheets.
>
> Caesar Paul
> Gentle Breeze
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ben Schultz <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com>
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thu, May 19, 2011 9:36:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Jib sheet connection
>
> I've got a large shackle on the clew that I use to attach a whisker pole
> for
> long downwind runs.  It's a concern for sure.  But a two tight wet knots
> flinging around on the clew could be just about as bad as a shackle.
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Jib sheet connection
>
> John,
> That makes sense to me. I was trying to figure out any down sides to adding
> hardware on the clew and it makes sense that it could become a weapon and
> do  damage to flesh as well as fiberglass.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 5/19/2011 12:05:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jlock at relevantarts.com writes:
>
> What I  have heard is that you don't want any hardware on the clew of the
> jib.  When the wind is up and there is any slack in the jib
> somebody/something will  get slapped hard with that shackle when the wind
> whips it  around.
>
> Cheers!
> John Lock
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> s/v Pandion - '79  Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> On May 19,  2011, at 11:34, Robert Baldi wrote:
>
> > Does anyone use a shackle or  some other way to connect jib/genoa sheets
> to
> > the sail for a fast  release? I would like to try and use my jib sheet on
> an
> > asymmetrical  spinnaker if possible and prudent. I would simply roll up
> the
> > jib,  unattach the sheets and then reattach them to the spinnaker. Does
> >  anyone currently have a system they would recommend? ( or perhaps there
> are
> > reasons not to do this; i.e. a shackle will snag a shroud) - What  are
> your
> > thoughts?
> > rob
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