[Rhodes22-list] Boom Rigging Question

[PBR]

Mike,
I don't think there is any reason why the topping lift should go anywhere
near the boom carriage.  I have experience with two boats and it just runs
from the boom end to top of mast, back down to a turning block on the cabin
top, then to a cam cleat near the back edge of the cabin top.
Patrick

On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> I’ve never understood why Stan made the boom topping lift so complex.  On
> my Rhodes 22, I just attached a 1/4” piece of double braid to the
> masthead.  I ran this line directly to the end of the boom and attached it
> to a cam cleat mounted on the end of the boom.  Now, if you want to adjust
> the topping lift, it’s located right above the helmsman’s head.  This is at
> least as convenient and ergonomic as the GBI setup and it’s lighter with
> less windage too.  Think about it before you go to a lot of trouble and
> effort to rebuild the factory setup.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> 1978. Sanford, MI
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 28, 2024, at 4:30 PM, Mike via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone!
> >
> > My name is Mike and I've had my Rhodes 22 for almost 9 years now.
> Unfortunately, circumstances kept it in storage for almost of all of that
> time.
> > I was finally able to get it out this Summer after the last, two-year
> delay waiting for sails, then having to replace the headsail furler, and
> then having to have the sails redone (long story, not the point).
> > I've figured most of the rigging out, with the exception of the boom
> lift. I read the previous comments, but the way mine is done doesn't make
> any sense.
> > I don't know if the shop messed something up (probably) or if it's just
> rigged weird. There's a lot of peculiarities with this boat because it was
> Stan's rental until I bought it in 2015.
> > Many of you have probably sailed on it before buying your Rhodes. It's
> an older Rhodes with some modern additions and kind of a one-off.
> > The line from the end of the boom runs up through the sheaves at the top
> of the mast and back down the outside of it, as described in the manual.
> However, the line then goes through the boom-carriage into the IMF rotating
> shaft.
> > I am attaching a poorly-drawn representation so that you can visualize
> it.
> > Furling and unfurling the mainsail, if I remember correctly and it's
> been a long time, used to be accomplished with the blue and black lines on
> the bottom of the boom.
> > At some point, part of the boom-carriage broke (hoping that I can still
> order parts?) and so the front, black line goes to nothing and is routed
> thru nothing, currently... which complicates trying to figure things out.
> > Routing that line through the IMF shaft and to the carriage would make
> sense, but the line seems a bit short and space seems tight. "Seems..."
> > Any help would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Mike Blagg
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