[Rhodes22-list] Newbie question 1

[Shawn Boles]

Sorry, I should just have said PVC. -smb




On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 3:14 PM Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:

> Roller tubes? Do you mean pvc pipe, or are you talking about something
> purpose-made?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Matt
>
>
>
> > On Sep 26, 2020, at 6:01 PM, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Matt:
> >
> > You will find there are a lot of ways to sail the Rhodes 22. When I am
> > sailing with the 175 full out, usually in light winds because I like to
> go
> > by other folks who are standing still, I backwind the jib and let it come
> > across when the time is right (you will find the release point after a
> > couple of times) . I also have roller tubes on the the fore and center
> > shrouds.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Shawn
> > s/v Sweet Baboo
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 1:52 PM Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, all,
> >>
> >> I've been sailing for most of my life, but only just got a Rhodes 22
> this
> >> week. I went for my first sail today, light breeze, and encountered a
> >> number of things that are different from other boats I have sailed.
> Here's
> >> the first:
> >>
> >> Every time I came about, the genoa (170) hung up on everything it could
> >> find -- stanchions, lifelines, shrouds. This was not a minor, momentary
> >> clip -- it stayed hung up until each time I had to crawl forward and
> >> release the genoa by hand, not fun when you're single-handing.
> >>
> >> I made sure the sheets were all on the outside of everything, and that
> the
> >> sheet on the opposite side was loose and free, and I wasn't standing on
> it
> >> (more about that in another post). I tried jiggling both sides, and
> sawing
> >> both sheets back and forth to try to release it, but no go.
> >>
> >> Is there some trick or technique you use on a Rhodes to get the genoa to
> >> move smoothly from one side to the other during a tack? I didn't even
> try a
> >> jibe.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> --Matt
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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