[Rhodes22-list] Furling line tensioner

[Todd Tavares]

Since when is commerce of Rhodes 22s or Rhodes 22 related parts or products
prohibited? In fact, I think the charter encourages "Shameless commerce".

I didn't see the pics of your furler, or tensioner.
Mike, can you post the pics again?

Thanks.

Todd T.

On Wed, May 26, 2021, 8:13 PM Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com> wrote:

> Hi Jeff.
> I'm sorry if I gave the wrong impression. I'm not marketing any products. I
> needed a better mousetrap for my furling line and worked with a friend of
> mine who is an engineer and machinist to come up with the item I showed
> everyone on the forum. I've had the prototype on the boat for a year now
> and it continues to work very well. The only thing I didn't like is having
> to loosen the tensioner to thread the line through it when I rigged. But it
> turned out to not be such a big deal after I marked the spot to re-tension
> after I set up the boat.
>
> I think he would be happy to make another one for anyone who wants one, but
> this isn't something we're doing for profit. I'm just another Rhodie with
> an overactive imagination.
>
> Michael Riter
> SV Emma B.
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:26 PM JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > To Mike Riter,
> > Last year you showed a tensioner that you wer considering marketing. Did
> > the
> > marketing part come to fruition?
> >
> >
> >
> > -----
> > Jeff Smith
> > 2009/2016 R22 #101 RADIANT
> > Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> > Atlantic Highlands, NJ
> >
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> >
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