[Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos gauge.

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If you go to the Rhodes owners site (http://www.rhodes22.org) and the 
document library page (http://www.rhodes22.org/doclib/) on that site, 
there are several versions of the R22 owners' manual available there. 
In the 1988 manual, "Tuning the Rig" starts on page 7 
(http://www.rhodes22.org/doclib/Rhodes22-1988-Owners-Raven.pdf)

Dennis, you got one of the numbers right. ;-)

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 04:39 PM 1/12/2015, you wrote:
>Hi Rummy-
>
>I'm struggling a bit with finger tight. If I'm 6' 2" with XXL hands and
>Popeye forearms, won't my shrouds be just a little tighter than Mary Lou's?
>I understand she's a little wisp of a woman, at only 5' and 102 pounds.
>(Work with me here, Mary Lou. Don't burst my bubble :)
>
>Could you (or someone) post the manual for setting up the shrouds & stays?
>Perhaps it came with the mast lowering mechanism. I haven't been able to
>find one in the archives using Google's site search, and would really
>appreciate knowing the system for raising the mast and securing the shrouds
>& stays.
>
>Thanks in advance -
>
>Dennis
>Magic Moments
>A trailer sailor who's lost in the wilderness when it comes to raising &
>lowering the mast
>
>
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>Graham,
>
>I'm still on pain meds so I'm not up to my usual (nice) form. First of all,
>Stan has stated in the past that there are no known specifications from the
>factory for using the gauge to adjust the stays. Secondly, the manual
>describes  in detail the procedure for tightening the shrouds. The words
>FINGER  TIGHT are used. No mention of a gauge or any other means for
>tightening.
>People sometimes freak out when on a good heel they see the lee shrouds
>flopping  in the wind. NOTHING wrong with this. It's part of the design.
>The biggest problem with over tightening the shrouds is you will distort the
>deck and the hull and can actually do damage to the centerboard trunk.
>This  is a deck stepped mast, not a keel stepped mast. It is also a very
>light weight  fiberglass boat, not a 15,000 pound monster. Quite honestly, I
>haven't found  much advantage to tweaking the shrouds other than to get the
>mast straight and  perhaps put a little rake into the standard mast if you
>are into racing.
>Do not try to make more of this boat than it is. In other words, if it ain't
>broke, don't fix it. Also, KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID. (Kiss system) Trust me,
>this is not the first time we have had this discussion on the list and it
>won't be the last.
>
>Rummy
>
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