[Rhodes22-list] New Traveler and Outhaul...do I have it set up correctly

[stan]

It would work the way you originally had it, when sailing backwards.

I have never thought of loosening the back stays after sailing. As you 
can gather from 50 years of design tweaking I want my sailing time to be 
spent as much as humanly possible, sailing.  If some on the list suggest 
loosening the back stays before abandoning ship, there may be something 
to that?  If too lose the mast could move independent of boat motion, 
which does not sound too sound to me.  Maybe there is a sweet spot but I 
don't see it being too critical and would skip it:

a)   It flies in the face of my sailing philosophy above.

b)   And/or, should the set-it-loose group have merit and you do not 
heed their advice, good.  That might be meritorious for GB's parts business.

your open minded, motive minded boat builder,

stan


On 10/26/19 2:02 PM, Gmorganflier wrote:
> Stan,
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> Good catch on how I mounted the traveler. After going to the boatyard to take
> the photo, I see I probably have it backwards.
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> One quick question. Do you recommend loosening the tension on the backstays
> when the boat is not in use or leave them tight? I see different opinions on
> the list.
>
> Thanks,
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