[Rhodes22-list] boom hitting back stays

[Lowe, Rob]

I'm leaning towards the boom being too high too.  With the pop top up, how much clearance is there between the boom and the pop top? Should be very little.  The boom can be raised and lowered.  Is there a pin at the gooseneck that can be pulled and the boom lowered?  There should be a couple of holes where the pin and reside in as the boom moves up and down.  Maybe drop it down and see if the boom clears the backstays. - rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of ROGER PIHLAJA
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 2:00 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] boom hitting back stays

Jessie,

OK, one quick remark regarding the way your backstay adjuster is rigged ... The lines between the blocks should not crisscross like they are in the photo.  The lines should run fairly thru the blocks without crossing over each other.  But, even with the way the tackle is rigged, you have the backstays under sufficient tension.  So, loose backstays are not the problem.

Similarly, the side elevation shots show the angle of the mast rake is ~ correct.  So, this is not what is causing the boom to hit the backstays.  Therefore, you do not need to shorten the forestay.

To my eye, your boom looks like it is riding too high on the mast.  If you could lower the boom by a couple of inches, that would eliminate the boom/backstay interference.

Other than that, I don’t have any other suggestions.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilbrium 

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> On Jul 29, 2019, at 10:49 PM, Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the quick feedback!  I should have posted with better 
> photographs last night, but I was worn out after an eventful first 
> weekend with the boat.  Sorry the light isn't the best in the photos 
> from tonight, but I wasn't able to get to the boat until a bit before 
> sunset.  A caveat regarding the photos from tonight is that the boat 
> is not perfectly level as it is parked on the trailer since the 
> pavement is on a slight incline.  The photos of the boat in the water 
> are from the weekend.  The next time I'll be able to get it in the water is Sunday.
> 
> Here are some notes in reply to the feedback in posts from the group:
> 1) Background about the boat: it is a 1991 model that was refurbished 
> in 2013.  The prior owner is very helpful, but he is traveling out of 
> the country at the moment so I turned to the list for advice instead.
> 2) The main is a Doyle sail, apparently made for the Rhodes 22, that 
> was installed by the prior owner a few years ago.
> 3) I took off the topping lift while under sail and reattached it just 
> before furling the main.  I didn't realize that it is best to leave it 
> on during light wind.
> 3) Some photos of the roller furling drum are attached. Should I simply take
> out the pin and turn clockwise to shorten the forestay?    Also, do I need
> to unscrew the black plastic guide for the furling line or simply move 
> the line out the way and the guide would rotate as well.  Since it was 
> a bit late when I got to the boat today I didn't experiment with this 
> yet.  Also I assume that I may need to release tension on the lower 
> aft stays before tightening the forestay.
> 4) To get to the tension of 300 lb for the upper side stays and 200 lb 
> for the lower side stays, I simply tightened the turn buckles by hand 
> though it took some effort to reach that tension.  Is this too much tension?
> 5) The boom is at the standard height with the gooseneck set at the 
> height which allows for sailing with the pop top up.
> 6) If I'm reading the diagram from Richard and the example photos 
> showing the back stay tensioner on other Rhodes, it appears that mine 
> is set appropriately with the double purchase.  Please correct me if I am mistaken.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help!
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