[Rhodes22-list] Foe & Aft Cockpit Floor Hiking Brace?

[Jesse Shumaker]

Hi Jeff, is it too far for your wife to use the edge of the opposing bench
to place your feet to brace while heeling?  That's what we do and it's part
of the standard instructions that I give anyone new to the boat when they
come for a sail.  If it's me and a friend out for a lively sail then we'll
sit on the coaming to hike out and we'll put our heels in the drainage
channel of the windward bench while also holding on to the stern railing
(me) and the crew holding onto the bar on the bulkhead at the front of the
cockpit.

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 7:11 PM JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com> wrote:

> The wide cockpit of the R22 has a lack of foot support when on a heel. I
> know
> that some racing dindhys run an approx. 1.5 x 1.5" strip on the Cockpit
> floor for a foot brace. My wife (who is on the short side) suggested
> something similar for Radiant.  Has anyone installed said brace or sailed
> on
> a boat with one?
> Is there space between the Cockpit floor and the hull?
> Are there some kind of anchors that can be applied through a hole that
> would
> then expand to act as a nut? Similar to those which anchor bolts through
> dry
> wall?
> Could HDPE be successfully epoxied using screws to help set?
> I realize it may be a trip hazard, so would install a black piece if I
> could
> find. I would rather not use teak, but would as a last resort.
> All input appreciated.
>
>
>
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> Jeff Smith
> 2009/2016 R22 #101 RADIANT
> Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> Atlantic Highlands, NJ
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