[Rhodes22-list] Pop Top Connection

[Todd Tavares]

Roger,

Way back when, you gave me the dimensions for the height of the mast gate
opening and all of the pin holes in your standard mast. I posted a drawing
to the list. I have in on my laptop if anyone wants it and can't find it in
the archives.

Todd T

tavares0947 at gmail.com

On Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 5:23 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Graham,
>
> The slider is held in its various positions by a hair pin clip that
> inserts thru holes drilled thru the mast track.  I always keep the hair pin
> clip in place to hold the slider down no matter whether I have tension on
> the boom vang &/or Cunningham or not.  S/V Dynamic Equilibrium came rigged
> with the boom vang and Cunningham downhaul when I purchased her.  I don’t
> know if a previous owner drilled and tapped the pop top slider for the eye
> strap.  Or, maybe back in 1976, Stan might have offered a “performance
> mainsail package” that included a boom vang and Cunningham.  There is also
> an eye strap drilled and tapped into the underside of the boom for the top
> anchor point on the boom vang.  It all looks pretty professional if they
> are homemade and they both serve their mainsail shaping functions
> perfectly.  Both the boom vang and Cunningham must be removed to raise the
> pop top.  With snap shackles, installing and removing them is not a big
> deal.  A word of caution, all this hardware on the leading edge of the pop
> top can chip the fiberglass if they get to banging around.  I solved this
> problem by epoxying 10 gage SS sheet metal to the sides and the top of the
> pop top near the pointy end where it attaches to the pop top slider.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 9, 2020, at 4:13 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Roger:
> > My 76 has the same bracket except that it does not have the ring or eye
> > strap. I wonder if that was added by a previous owner. Do you have a
> track
> > stop to keep the pop top down when the boom vang or Cunningham is in
> use? If
> > it works well I might copy that.
> >
> > Graham Stewart
> > Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
> > Kingston Ontario
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of
> > ROGER PIHLAJA
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 1:32 PM
> > To: John Carlson; The Rhodes 22 Email List
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pop Top Connection
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've attached a picture of the pop top slider connection on my older
> (1976)
> > standard (i.e. non IMF) mainsail Rhodes 22.  As you can see, it's a
> simple
> > weldment.  The bent sheet metal slides up and down in the mast slot.  The
> > bolt attaches to a pair of brackets on the leading edge of the pop top.
> The
> > ring is the lower anchor point for the boom vang and Cunningham downhaul
> > tackle.
> >
> > [cid:image003.jpg at 01D686AD.A5678F20]
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >
> > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows
> > 10
> >
> > From: John Carlson via Rhodes22-list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 10:36 AM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pop top connection
> >
> > The front of mine is quite rough as well. I have a picture, but it looks
> a
> > lot like yours (and I use a Mac).
> >
> >
> > --
> > John.
> > 2004/12 Rhodes 22
> > Waco, TX
> >
> >
> >
> >>>> On Sep 9, 2020, at 9:26 AM, Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com>
> wrote:
> >> New question: I'm looking at the piece that connects my pop-top to the
> >> mast, and it looks unfinished on the forward end, like it may have been
> >> broken at some point. I realize there are many small differences between
> >> our boats but do yours look like this? (Sorry for the blue tape in the
> way
> >> - I removed it but then forgot to take another picture.)
> >> Mark
> >> --
> >> Boston, MA
> >> 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
> >> 1987 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
> >> 1982 Com-Pac 16 *For Sale*
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