[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Rigging

[Scott Andrews]

I was curious about this as well. Tops and bottoms are not interchangeable. 
Scott A.

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> On Feb 15, 2023, at 8:26 PM, Ed McNamara <edmc18 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for replying Graham. I guess I wasn’t clear in what I was asking.
> Two of the threaded ends of the shrouds have right hand threads and two
> have left hand threads. I know the turnbuckle has both and that the stubs
> (technical name?) threaded in at the opposite end of the turnbuckles  have
> to have the opposite thread of the shroud end. But why would the shrouds
> not have all LH or all RH threads. I can’t think of a rational explanation
> for 2 of each but wonder if I’m missing something.
> 
>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 7:05 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart.gm at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> All turnbuckles have both a righhand and left handed threads. Otherwise
>> when tightened one end would move up the thread while the opposite end
>> would loosen.
>> Just don’t do what I did, many years ago, and retread the turnbuckle in the
>> wrong direction.
>> 
>> Graham Stewart
>> Agile
>> 
>>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 6:01 PM Ed McNamara <edmc18 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I’m needing to replace my 4 lower shrouds. I never much paid attention to
>>> LH vs RH threads when doing the very occasional “tune up” but when I took
>>> them off to replace them I realized that 2 are RH and 2 are LH threads.
>> Is
>>> there a logical reason for this. If so, what is the reason and which are
>>> which?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your help,
>>> Ed McNamara
>>> S/V Scholar
>>> 1988/2001
>>> Smith Mountain Lake VA
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 9:07 AM jpd9668 <jpd9668 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The Dwyer parts list includes R22 standing rigging dimensions. These
>> are
>>>> compatible with the IMF mast which is made by Dwyer. Prices may not be
>>>> current as they are from a couple of years ago. If you cant get help
>> from
>>>> Stan, I would advise contacting Dwyer for assistance. Also compare
>> these
>>>> dimensions with Roger Pihlaja's post, which I have summarised.Joe
>>>> DempseyTrojan 42M/v VoyagerEx- s/v RespiteDeltaville, VASent via the
>>>> Samsung Galaxy S22 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
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>> --
>> Graham Stewart
>> gstewart.gm at gmail.com
>>