[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard won't drop/ control line size

[Michael D. Weisner]

I gotta get one of these handles. I only have a ball on a stopper knot.

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY
I’d rather be sailing :~)

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Peter Nyberg
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 1:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Centerboard won't drop/ control line size

If there are blocks in the system sized for 3/16", then 1/4" would be oversized.  Good quality 3/16" would be plenty strong enough.  As for being easy on your hands, General Boats gave me a nice handle to make than a non-issue. 



> On 2024-04-24, at 12:56:51 EDT, peter beckerman wrote:
>
> The small blocks on the trailing edge of the centerboard appear to be 
> sized for 3/16" line (see attached photo).  The blocks on the cap look like 1/4" blocks.
> It's very hard to pull the current pennant through the smaller blocks.  
> Fresh line will probably run freely, but if there's no real downside 
> to a line sized for the existing block, why use the bigger line?
>    Given how infrequently I expect to be adjusting the centerboard 
> pennant, I'm not too worried about how the line will feel, how it'll 
> hold in the cleat however is of prime importance which is why I asked.
> 
> Peter
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