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

Sun Aug 30 23:05:32 EDT 2020

That’s brilliant Jesse!

Mike Riter
SV EmmaB

On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 10:23 PM Tom Van Heule <
tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:

> That's very helpful. I see.  Need to have the board down enough to access
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> the knot.
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> Thanks Jesse.
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> On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 8:46 PM Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
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> wrote:
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> > Hi Tom, you can't access the attachment point on the DB from underneath
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> > when the boat is on the trailer because the DB is retracted and that part
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> > is inside the trunk.  From what I've read on other posts, when the boat
> is
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> > on the trailer, you can take off the gasket on top of the keel and
> replace
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> > the pennant from above.  From the stories on that topic, it sounds like
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> > that process involves a lot of screws/bolts and typically some salty
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> > language.
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> >
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> > Jesse Shumaker
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> > S/V Zephyr
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> >
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> > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 7:39 PM Tom Van Heule <
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> > tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
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> >
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> > > Great write up Jesse.
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> > > This makes logical sense. So if you weren't scuba you could do this on
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> > the
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> > > trailer too I'd guess?
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> > >
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> > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 7:31 PM Jesse Shumaker <
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> > > jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
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> > > wrote:
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> > >
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> > > > As noted in some prior posts, my diamondboard pennant line was
> starting
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> > > to
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> > > > wear through at the point where it was cleated while the diamondboard
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> > was
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> > > > pulled up.
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> > > >
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> > > > My R22 is a 1991 that was refurbished in 2013.  This vintage has the
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> > > > diamondboard pennant line that runs straight through without any
> blocks
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> > > > involved.  After it was replaced, I measured the old pennant line and
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> > it
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> > > > was 53" from the knot on the bottom to the knot above the handle.
> For
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> > a
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> > > > replacement line, I purchased a 25' (much longer than needed - more
> on
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> > > that
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> > > > in a minute) length of 1/4" Paracord.  It appears to have a very
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> > durable
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> > > > jacket and plenty of strength.  We'll see how it holds up.
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> > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018XZYFK4
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> > > >
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> > > > In order to avoid removing the diamondboard cap and replacing the
> line
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> > > from
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> > > > above while on the trailer, I took the following approach on the
> water
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> > > this
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> > > > morning and it worked well.  It requires SCUBA gear, or more lung
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> > > capacity
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> > > > than I have to hold my breath.
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> > > >
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> > > >    - Extend the centerboard using existing centerboard line to hold
> in
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> > > >    place at an extended position
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> > > >    - Put in place a bridle using a line that goes from the fairlead
> and
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> > > cam
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> > > >    cleat on one side of the cabin, run it under the boat and under
> the
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> > > >    diamondboard back up to the matching cam cleat on the other side.
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> > > SCUBA
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> > > >    person checks the placement of this bridle line.
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> > > >    - Put some extra tension on the bridle line to lift the
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> > diamondboard a
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> > > >    few inches so that you have a few inches of slack on the normal
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> > > > diamonboard
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> > > >    pennant line.  I put on a couple of vice grips on the diamondboard
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> > > > pennant
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> > > >    line just where it comes out of the hole as a safety measure in
> case
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> > > the
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> > > >    bridle slipped.
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> > > >    - I had to cut the pennant line at the knot above the handle
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> > because I
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> > > >    couldn't get the knot untied.  At this point, I was committed
> making
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> > > > this
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> > > >    replacement project work.
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> > > >    - Remove the handle from the line
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> > > >    - Sew the top end of the old line to the bottom end of the new
> line
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> > > >    together (end to end) using normal needle and thread
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> > > >    - SCUBA person pulls on the old line underwater and this pulls
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> > through
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> > > >    the new line.  My pennant line just had a stopper knot and the
> SCUBA
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> > > guy
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> > > >    could pull that through and keep pulling enough extra line through
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> > so
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> > > he
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> > > >    could bring up the old line to the surface so we could see the
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> > stopper
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> > > >    knot, all the old line and where it attaches to the new line.
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> > > >    - Cut the thread that joined the two lines, and tie a stopper knot
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> > in
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> > > >    the end of the new line.
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> > > >    - While the SCUBA guy goes below to make sure the line runs
> through,
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> > > >    person in cockpit pulls back out the new line until it is to the
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> > point
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> > > > of
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> > > >    tension
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> > > >    - Thread the handle onto the new line
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> > > >    - Tie on a stopper knot above the handle, leaving a the same
> amount
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> > of
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> > > >    extra line that was there on the old line (since we had pulled the
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> > > >    diamondboard up a few inches to give extra line to work with).
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> > > >    - Test raising the diamondboard.
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> > > >    - I left a longer tail on the new line and wrapped it around the
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> > > handle
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> > > >    number of times before cutting it so that if I need to make some
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> > > >    adjustments in the future I have some extra line to work with
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> > > >    - Once satisfied that everything is tied properly and at the
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> > > appropriate
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> > > >    length, remove the bridle.
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> > > >    - Job done, thank your SCUBA friend for helping!
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> > > >
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> > > > I attached a few photos.
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> > > >
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> > > > Jesse Shumaker
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Michael Riter
President, Trail Design Specialists, Inc.
Lead Instructor, Trail Master and mechanized training
mike at traildesign.com
678-410-8021