[Rhodes22-list] on the water replacement of diamondboard pennant line

[Jesse Shumaker]

Hi Tom, you can't access the attachment point on the DB from underneath
when the boat is on the trailer because the DB is retracted and that part
is inside the trunk.  From what I've read on other posts, when the boat is
on the trailer, you can take off the gasket on top of the keel and replace
the pennant from above.  From the stories on that topic, it sounds like
that process involves a lot of screws/bolts and typically some salty
language.

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 7:39 PM Tom Van Heule <
tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:

> Great write up Jesse.
> This makes logical sense. So if you weren't scuba you could do this on the
> trailer too I'd guess?
>
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 7:31 PM Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > As noted in some prior posts, my diamondboard pennant line was starting
> to
> > wear through at the point where it was cleated while the diamondboard was
> > pulled up.
> >
> > My R22 is a 1991 that was refurbished in 2013.  This vintage has the
> > diamondboard pennant line that runs straight through without any blocks
> > involved.  After it was replaced, I measured the old pennant line and it
> > was 53" from the knot on the bottom to the knot above the handle.  For a
> > replacement line, I purchased a 25' (much longer than needed - more on
> that
> > in a minute) length of 1/4" Paracord.  It appears to have a very durable
> > jacket and plenty of strength.  We'll see how it holds up.
> > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018XZYFK4
> >
> > In order to avoid removing the diamondboard cap and replacing the line
> from
> > above while on the trailer, I took the following approach on the water
> this
> > morning and it worked well.  It requires SCUBA gear, or more lung
> capacity
> > than I have to hold my breath.
> >
> >    - Extend the centerboard using existing centerboard line to hold in
> >    place at an extended position
> >    - Put in place a bridle using a line that goes from the fairlead and
> cam
> >    cleat on one side of the cabin, run it under the boat and under the
> >    diamondboard back up to the matching cam cleat on the other side.
> SCUBA
> >    person checks the placement of this bridle line.
> >    - Put some extra tension on the bridle line to lift the diamondboard a
> >    few inches so that you have a few inches of slack on the normal
> > diamonboard
> >    pennant line.  I put on a couple of vice grips on the diamondboard
> > pennant
> >    line just where it comes out of the hole as a safety measure in case
> the
> >    bridle slipped.
> >    - I had to cut the pennant line at the knot above the handle because I
> >    couldn't get the knot untied.  At this point, I was committed making
> > this
> >    replacement project work.
> >    - Remove the handle from the line
> >    - Sew the top end of the old line to the bottom end of the new line
> >    together (end to end) using normal needle and thread
> >    - SCUBA person pulls on the old line underwater and this pulls through
> >    the new line.  My pennant line just had a stopper knot and the SCUBA
> guy
> >    could pull that through and keep pulling enough extra line through so
> he
> >    could bring up the old line to the surface so we could see the stopper
> >    knot, all the old line and where it attaches to the new line.
> >    - Cut the thread that joined the two lines, and tie a stopper knot in
> >    the end of the new line.
> >    - While the SCUBA guy goes below to make sure the line runs through,
> >    person in cockpit pulls back out the new line until it is to the point
> > of
> >    tension
> >    - Thread the handle onto the new line
> >    - Tie on a stopper knot above the handle, leaving a the same amount of
> >    extra line that was there on the old line (since we had pulled the
> >    diamondboard up a few inches to give extra line to work with).
> >    - Test raising the diamondboard.
> >    - I left a longer tail on the new line and wrapped it around the
> handle
> >    number of times before cutting it so that if I need to make some
> >    adjustments in the future I have some extra line to work with
> >    - Once satisfied that everything is tied properly and at the
> appropriate
> >    length, remove the bridle.
> >    - Job done, thank your SCUBA friend for helping!
> >
> > I attached a few photos.
> >
> > Jesse Shumaker
> > S/V Zephyr
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