[Rhodes22-list] Boom Shuttle

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Good thought Rick. No main at all keeps me out of the doghouse. 

I do miss the balanced helm sometimes. 

Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 3, 2015, at 10:16 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Stephen,
> 
> I think I married your wife's sister.  But I find partially furling the
> main is the best way to avoid heel, especially because that maintains a
> neutral helm less reactive to gusts.
> 
> Rick
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rick
> 
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 8:16 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
>> Rick,
>> 
>> I assume you mean that the boom car holds the clew down as you reef the
>> main.  Since my wife does not like to heel past 10 degrees and I always
>> sail with the pop top up, I rarely reef the mainsail.  I usually sail with
>> full main or none when heeling exceeds the comfort level.  On the rare
>> occasions that I have reefed the main, I simply tie a bungee through the
>> clew and around the boom to hold the clew against the boom.  This works
>> quite well.
>> 
>> 
>> Stephen Staum
>> s/v Carol Lee 2
>> Needham, MA
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 2:52 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Stephen,
>>> 
>>> The purpose of the shuttle is to hold the clew of the IMF main to the
>>> boom.  How does this help?
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Rick
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 6:43 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> When my shuttle broke I attached a double block to the end of the boom.
>>>> The extra leverage makes deployment of the mainsail a breeze. Cost was
>>> only
>>>> $40 - 50 complete with shackles.
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>>>> Stephen Staum
>>>> s/v Carol Lee 2
>>>> Needham, MA
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my boat via iPhone
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