[Rhodes22-list] Spring Lines

[Jay Friedland]

Peter,
Just trying to get a test photo through the server.

I actually liked Stan's adjustable inboard sheeting system vs. the fixed
cabin top cam cleat newer version. It is a tripping hazard and more
expensive than the single cleat and fairlead, and not used often enough,
but a good idea.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 3:46 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Jay,
>
> I’m confused about your reply.  You say you’re mounting your cleats on the
> forward jib track, but you also say that the track is bolted to the
> toe-rail.  My forward jib tracks are mounted to the deck very close to the
> cabin side (a little too close in fact).  Also, in a discussion not too far
> back someone (Graham I think) attached a photo showing that the toe-rails
> on his R22 are hollow, not solid fiberglass.
>
> As to your problem with posting photos, it may have nothing to do with
> format.  The mail list software apparently doesn’t like the way  that the
> Mac email client program does attachments.  Perhaps there are other email
> client programs with similar issues.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On Apr 22, 2020, at 3:29 PM, Jay Friedland <jayf401 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Jesse,
> > I assume my photos of that got stripped away, I tried attaching them as
> pdf’s. Any help from da list to format them correctly on that is
> appreciated.
> >
> > My midship cleats are movable on a 1” T-track, same track as the jib
> cars move on. As any tension is shearing against the mounting screws for
> the track, I drilled and tapped 1-1/2”x1/4x20’s into the toerail. These
> were installed when the boat was new 23 years ago, and there has been
> extreme pressure fairly constantly from April through November storms, up
> to 4’ rolling waves with heavy tidal swings all through my time in less
> safe slips. So they are stress tested.
> >
> >
> >> On Apr 22, 2020, at 3:12 PM, Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I assume the mid ship cleats may have been added by owners.  My boat
> does not
> >> have any midship cleats so I have used the metal grab rails as Sean
> >> mentioned.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have photos to show where exactly the midship cleats are
> >> installed?   When I installed chocks on my foredeck, I found that it was
> >> hard to get to the underside of the toe rail, so I installed the chocks
> >> further from the toe rail where I could access the bolts coming through.
> >>
> >> I assume a backing plate against the cabin roof would be needed when
> >> installing the midship cleats.  If anyone has examples of the mid ship
> cleat
> >> installation that would be good to share.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
> >
>
>
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