[Rhodes22-list] Repositioning the mainsheet traveler

[Tom Hyatt]

Hi Peter:

Thanks for the reply. I have thought of that possibility. I guess I won't
really know until I get her out under sail and see how it goes in that
configuration.
 And by water, Peter, thanks for all of the great work on the web site. As
a retired IT guy, I know the difficulties and challenges of database
conversions, user interfaces and user support. You have clearly given a lot
of thought to getting it right.

Tom

On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 9:03 AM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> The only concern that comes to mind is whether the aft pulpit will
> interfere excessively with mainsail sheet when sailing on a broad reach or
> downwind.
>
> Mainsail sheeting on the Rhodes 22 seems to be an area where all solutions
> have significant downsides.
>
> --Peter
>
> > On 2024-04-11, at 18:17:30 EDT, Tom Hyatt wrote:
> >
> > A question to the group from a novice Rhodes owner.
> >
> > I have a 1978 Rhodes that did not come with any sort of traveler or
> mainsheet
> > system. I built my own traveler using guidance from a number of smart
> people on
> > this list. I mounted it on the backstays in the way most all Rhodes 22s
> that I
> > have seen have it mounted - a little above chest level in the slot along
> the
> > stays where there is a second bit of wire rope clamped in.  In
> principle, it all
> > works fine. However, to get to the outboard controls is almost
> impossible. I
> > have added a tiller extension to the handle but still, that is awkward.
> The
> > traveler as it is positioned does not allow me to get close to the stern
> either
> > for starting the motor or managing the motor tiller.
> >
> > Today I toyed with the idea of doing away with the bar traveler
> altogether and
> > installing a short rail along the stern in the way a Catalina 22 is
> configured.
> > That would cut down on the length of the traveler and diminish its
> usefulness
> > but would do away with the awkward bar that keeps me from having easy
> access to
> > the stern and motor controls. Of course, I would lose most of the
> ability to
> > raise the rudder tiller but I think I could live with that.
> >
> > BUT THEN ... I got the idea to just lower the traveler bar to just above
> the
> > stern deck and use stay clamps to hold it in place along the stays. In
> this
> > manner, it is totally out of the way but still would function in the way
> it
> > would if it were higher up. I will need to lengthen my mainsheet but
> that's
> > about the only alteration it seems that I need to make.
> >
> > I am open to any information, suggestions, experiences, etc that any of
> you can
> > offer. I am about to put my boat in next week and can certainly live
> with the
> > configuration as I have seen it, but would love to improve it so that I
> can more
> > easily get to and control my outboard and make better use of what seems
> like
> > wasted cockpit space.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Tom Hyatt
> > S/V Eliza Jane 78
> > Baltimore, MD
> >
> > .
> >
>
>
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