[Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos gauge.

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Dennis,
I see that other list members have pointed you in the direction of the  
manual, so I will only deal with the variances between you, a big burly  
specimen, and Mary Lou, a little wisp of a women. Mary Lou can tighten the  
shrouds per Stan's directions. For you, I want you to put Vaseline on any  rigging 
you will be handling. This will assure that you can't use to much of  your 
strength in adjusting the stays.
 
Rummy 
 
 
In a message dated 1/12/2015 4:39:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:

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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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]  Chain plates and loos gauge.

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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