[Rhodes22-list] Newbie question 1

[Ric Stott]

It’s not a design flaw, it’s a system you have to learn how to operate. 
I have shroud covers and turnbuckle covers on all the shrouds. The covers roll and help the big genny through the fore-triangle.  
I single-hand all the time and usually get the job to tack without complaints. My first few seasons with the Rhodes brought me to the conclusion that a 130% jib would be the answer - - - 
But - that big genny is often all the sail needed and since I have a continental rig, if I’m not sailing to weather, I can just roll out the Genoa. 
I have also found that unlike using both dials, the Rhodes will not be overpowered and on its ear with only one of the two sails up, even in winds up to 20 kts. 
My ideal would be a new CDI furler that would allow for sail changes, then choose a 130, the big guy or a Code Zero - according to wind conditions and sail plan. 
Ric sv Dadventure
Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 26, 2020, at 5:36 PM, Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
> 
> I'll give backfilling a try next time.
> 
> I'm also seeing older posts now that talk about partially furling before each tack, which seems like a pain, and also adding adding a tricing line and/or shroud and turnbuckle covers to make them more slippy. There was also some argument about the relative virtues/disadvantages of cow hitch vs. clove hitch where the sheets attach to the genoa. I guess this has been an ongoing problem. Some posts even suggest that the 170 genoa is a mistake for the Rhodes, which I really hope is wrong.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Matt
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 26, 2020, at 5:28 PM, Tom Van Heule <tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I think Robert has it, it took me 3 sails to get the flick down.
>> 
>> I have also furled, tacked, and then unfurled.
>> But basically letting it fill up and pulling when the clew is high works.
>> Ymmv of course.
>> The biggest snag item is on the aft life rail lifeline eye, and the front
>> cabin stay.
>> 
>>> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 4:13 PM Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the quick responses. Is this a design flaw? If so, it seems
>>> like a pretty serious one.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> --Matt
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 26, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Weiss, Robert L <rweiss at siu.edu> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> That’s a common problem with the 170. Try back filling the Jenny then
>>> release it so it comes across faster.
>>>> 
>>>> Robert L. Weiss Jr.
>>>> Director of Music
>>>> First United Methodist Carbondale IL
>>>> Professor Emeritus, SIUC
>>>> ________________________________
>