[Rhodes22-list] Recommendations? Where to buy replacement lines

[Larry Gioia]

Thanks Peter!  
  
I’ve been reading some articles & watching some videos - always dangerous - but polyester braid seems to be a common recommendation. So far the only lines I’ve needed to replace are the one that holds the rudder up out of the water and the one that tightens the 2 backstays together.  Luckily the one that controls the daggerboard is in good shape, as it looks pretty tricky to replace. I’m hoping it can be done while the boat is on the stand in the fall & winter (I think the stand was cut from a Triad trailer so same as being on a trailer) - if anyone has a suggestion for doing that I’d be most appreciative. Probably fine for several years but I’d rather do it before it fails. 
  
Thanks again!
  
Larry
‘14 R22 Language of Love
‘86 R22 <my daughters are suggesting LOL II as the name>

> On Jun 30, 2020, at 4:20 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
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> Larry,
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> Somewhere back in history, someone on the list suggested that what you want for the running rigging on a Rhodes 22 is polyester braid line.  Looking at the Defender website, the brand of polyester braid that looks most like what came with my boat is Samson Trophy Braid.  A blurb from the product description:
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> Samson Trophy Braid is a polyester double-braid with a soft, fuzzy cover that's easy to hold in wet or dry conditions.
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> I’m not sure if it’s exactly what Stan uses, but it seems similar.  It comes in white, black, blue, red, and green, and is sold by the foot.
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> —Peter 
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>> On Jun 29, 2020, at 5:49 PM, Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> My 2014 R22’s jib sheet, main sheet & halyards etc will probably need replacement in a year or 2. Any recommendations for where to get them? I really liked the blue ones that came with the boat when new, not sure where Stan gets them - I assume he doesn’t sell replacements. Peter you mentioned Defender Marine in CT for other items, I like ordering from them as ground deliveries arrive the next day up here in the Adirondacks. 
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>> Thanks!
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>> Larry
>> ‘14 R22 Language of Love
>> ‘86 R22 <as yet unnamed!> 
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