[Rhodes22-list] Gas shock lazarette lifter

[Mark Whipple]

Oops, I really did mean to change the subject line.

On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 6:02 PM Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com> wrote:

> My boat has a gas shock style lifter to support the lazarette hatch (sorry
> I don't have a picture at the moment). I need to replace it - can anyone
> suggest a source?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
> Boston, MA
>
> 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 5:13 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Peter,
>>
>> Instead of hijacking a thread, you could create a new one by changing the
>> subject line.
>>
>> On my boat, there are two holes in the forward edge of the rudder blade
>> (see pic #1).  Lines with stopper knots are fed through these holes in
>> opposite directions.  These lines then go into a channel at the forward
>> edge of the upper part of the rudder, and come out below the tiller (see
>> pic #2).  Then the lines go into a vice-like device that's tightened with a
>> star-knob.
>>
>> What I've described as two lines is really one line that loops over the
>> tiller, and then back down.
>>
>> There are lots of variations as to clamping/cleating hardware, but that's
>> the basic routing.
>>
>> Peter Nyberg
>> Coventry, CT
>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>>
>> > On 2023-06-06, at 22:46:09 EDT, recorderguy2001 at yahoo.com wrote:
>> >
>> > I don't mean to hijack the thread, but this topic reminded me that I've
>> been
>> > meaning to ask the list about how the rudder down haul is supposed to
>> be rigged.
>> >  My boat came to me with no down haul.  There's a small cleat for the
>> up haul
>> > (or whatever it's called) but I don't see a comparable cleat for the
>> down haul.
>> > I see the hole in the rudder where the line gets tied, after that, how
>> does this
>> > line run?
>> >
>> > Thanks, you may now return to your regularly scheduled subject.
>> >
>> > Peter
>> >
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