[Rhodes22-list] Port tack problems

Sun Oct 25 10:23:01 EDT 2015

Graham, agree with you...lots of conversations on the list concerning rigging.

I'll make and effort to ensure the mast looks straight using your recommendations. 

Sorry about rubbing it in on the sailing. It's just that this is our best time of the year and I don't miss New England even in the least bit. 

Cheers,
Ted

> On Oct 24, 2015, at 10:58 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Ted:
> 
> I don't have the IMF mast so can't speak from experience. To sight whether
> the mast is vertical you have to get you eye right up against a straight
> edge. I use the sail track but there must be some other straight edge on the
> IMF that you can use. In any respect I would follow the manual rather than
> my advice if there is any inconsistency. The IMF is, as I understand it, a
> much more rigid spar that has little potential to bend. Tuning it will be
> different.
> 
> Would you please take pity on those of us who have already experience snow
> and stop mentioning how nice the sailing is where you are. There must be
> some nautical etiquette that prohibits that.
> 
> 
> Graham Stewart
> Agile. R22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario Canada
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 Email
> List
> Sent: October 24, 2015 7:37 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Port tack problems
> 
> She is an IMF rig. I suspect the rigging is to blame as well. I can't really
> tell if the mast is "straight" by looking up. May be its just my bad depth
> perception. 
> 
> I'll start over and retention the stays in the correct order. I also set the
> backstay tension hand tight but not too tight--so to speak. 
> 
> I usually tension them hand tight--no tools. They tend to go slightly slack
> on the leeward side. 
> 
> 
> Another epic day sailing today. Low 80s and a perfect warm 11-14 mph breeze
> out of the east.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ted
> 
> S/V AIRPOWER 
> 1991/2013 R22
> Jacksonville, FL
> 
> 
> 
>>> On Oct 24, 2015, at 5:52 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Ted:
>> 
>> I think all sailboats behave differently on port and starboard tacks.
>> Certainly mine does. Uneven weight distribution in the boat, which is
> always
>> the case,  will influence the amount of heel and that alone has an impact.
>> Variations in the shape of the hull, slight misalignment of the
> centreboard
>> etc. etc. etc. are all possible reasons. 
>> 
>> If the difference really bothers you, start with the rig and in particular
>> make sure the mast is actually vertical by making sure that both top stays
>> are the same length when under tension. Do that before putting tension on
>> the lower stays which should be tightened only as needed to straighten the
>> mast once it is perfectly vertical. You can tell when the mast is straight
>> by looking up the sail track. You might find that you have to go back and
>> forth a few times in an iterative process to get the mast both vertical
> and
>> straight - side to side. You can attach the tip of a measuring tape or
>> non-stretch line to a halyard and take it to the top of the mast and then
>> measure to the chain plate on both sides. It is quite possible to have the
>> correct tension on both sides while one stay, when tensioned, is longer
> than
>> the other. If you have a standard rig there should only be a very slight
>> rake. Too much or too little will result in either weather or lee helm. If
>> that is the case now, I would suspect that some aspect of the rig tuning
> is
>> the villain and all of the other suggestions given by others are good
> places
>> to look.
>> 
>> 
>> Graham Stewart
>> Agile. R22, 1976
>> Kingston Ontario Canada
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22
> Email
>> List
>> Sent: October 24, 2015 2:28 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Port tack problems
>> 
>> Ted,
>> 
>> Is your swim ladder down?  Are fenders dragging from starboard?
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 12:55 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey guys, why would I have different speeds on different tacks? My 
>>> boat seems to struggle while on a port tack upwind versus a starboard 
>>> tack upwind.
>>> 
>>> Rigging issues?
>>> 
>>> What gives?
>>> 
>>> Here's a pic from yesterday's sail.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ted
>>> 
>>> S/V AIRPOWER
>>> 1991/2013 R22
>>> Jacksonville, FL
>>> 
>>> 
>>> __________________________________________________
>>> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
>>> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>>> 
>>> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives 
>>> go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list 
>>> __________________________________________________
>> __________________________________________________
>> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>> 
>> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go
> to
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>> __________________________________________________
>> 
>> __________________________________________________
>> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>> 
>> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go
> to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>> __________________________________________________
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> 
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
> 
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> 
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________