Ron,
I have the spike on the end that goes into the eye on the bottom of the 175.
I use the catch to clamp it down in a lot of different places. I do have a
pad eye on the front of the mast, but have never used this location to lock it
down. I find the stays much more accessible from the cockpit and allow me to
try different configurations. Besides, after a couple of rum and cokes, I
really shouldn't be on the forward deck anyway. You are correct on your
assumption that I have the 6 to 12. It wasn't extremely expensive and serves me well.
Should it happen to break or go overboard, not much to replace it. I had a
larger and much heavier one, but I found it to be to cumbersome and gave it to
a friend with a much larger boat. The twist lock works fine. One of these
days I will find out the best places to mount it and will use a marker to mark
the different lengths so I don't have to guess how long to extend it.
Man, just talking about sailing is starting to make it itch. We had some
rain and snow over the weekend and the lake has come back up some. This is real
progress.
I have been looking at paint chips from DuPont trying to land on a color to
paint RumRunner. She was originally blue from the factory, but since I have
black sunshades on the sails, I can go in almost any direction. I have been
toying with painting her either red or yellow. The yellow is a very bright
yellow and certainly would be noticeable out on the lake. What do you all think
about yellow?
Rummy
In a message dated 3/2/2009 10:29:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
sail at tds.net writes:
Rummy,
I am assuming that your whisker pole is the Forespar small twistlock 6-12
that WM has in it's catalog. Do you have the trigger on both ends, or the
spike on one end? Thanks...
>>ron<<
S/V Serenity
----- Original Message -----
From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Here is Doyle offer on UPS pricing
> Caesar,
> I am probably one of the most stubborn sailors on this list. I hate having
> stuff on my boat just for the sake of having it. It took me many years
> before I
> broke down and purchased a whisker pole. Having done that I am very happy
> to
> have it stored in my V berth when not being used. It is probably the best
> purchase (not including rum) that I have made. There are many ways to use
> it
> and I'm still learning. It has made the 175 a very useful and dynamic
> sail.
>> Rummy
>>> In a message dated 3/1/2009 9:26:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com writes:
>> Thanks guys,
>> Last Summer was my first sailing season, having acquired the boat in
> early
> May. I sail on a lake and to date more often than not i have experienced
> light winds, winds in which my 175 collapses even when reefed somewhat.
> As you
> may have experienced, it not fun being dead in open water, with no motion
> and
> no shelter. To might delight, my wife insisted that I get bimini.
>> Next Problem: I am looking for a way to sail on most points of sail, if
> not
> all points of sail in very light air. I have found that poling out the
> 175
> helps a lot on reach to run legs with light winds. Without the pole the
> 175
> collapses on itself.
>> I have heard from this list that UPS allows you to sail on most points of
> sail in very light air, say from 2-3 mph, and not just on a run. It will
> fill
> out,and not collapse even in a chop, and allow you sail slowly on any
> point
> of sail, even when others are dead in the water.
>> Is there any lake sailor, or sailor in frequent fickle winds, who can
> help
> me/us get a fair sense of the performance of the UPS on the various
> points of
> sail, and not just on a run in very light air?
>> Sailing down wind in light air, wing on wing, with the genny poled out is
> a
> lot of fun. Is it Rummy who reminded us that doing the same in a good
> wind
> is close to extreme sailing.
>> The question again is: will a UPS allow a Rhodes 22 sailor to sail on
> all,
> or most points of sail in winds from, say 2 mph? I am looking for a way
> to
> beat the "dead in the water blues."
>>>>> --- On Sun, 3/1/09, Blue Heron <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>> From: Blue Heron <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Here is Doyle offer on UPS pricing
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 3:42 PM
>> Caesar,
>> ROI = Return On Investment. I haven't found the UPS any better than the
> 175
> genny on any tack other than a run. In fact, the weight of the genny
> lets
> it keep its shape much better than the UPS when you heel away from an
> almost
> dead wind.
>> Albeit, the UPS is effective and fun on a run in light air. I was once
> first over the finish line by using my UPS. The people on shore said my
> boat looked like a frigate plowing through the fleet. Trouble was, it
> was a
> JAM race and the committee decided against me on a protest, classifying
> the
> UPS as a spinaker rather than a jib and only one jib allowed anywey.
>> If you do a lot of downwind sailing in light air, consider getting a UPS.
> I
> just haven't encountered those conditions frequent enough since I got
> mine.
> Plus, I hate being DNQ.
>> Rick
>> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>> Rick,
>>>> Was does ROI mean?
>>>> Have you been ever out sailing and there was not enough wind to fill out
>> the genny, and being dead in the water, the UPS got you moving again?
>>>> Thanks,
>> Caesar
>>>> --- On Sun, 3/1/09, Blue Heron <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> From: Blue Heron <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Here is Doyle offer on UPS pricing
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 11:13 AM
>>>> Since the UPS is mounted inside the fore stay, you need to drop it to
>> effectively use the genny. The exception to effectively using the genny
> is
>> when you wing-on-wing it with the genny.
>>>> It doesn't make much sense to use the UPS partially furled, so the
> furler
>> is
>> mainly a convenience to deploying and stiking the sail. I'm averse to
>> going
>> out on the bow deck these days and the furler makes it completely
>> possible
>> to manage the sail fully from within the cabin with the pop top up .
>> (You
>> wouldn't want to deploy the UPS anyway when conditions are not
> conducive to
>> sailing with the pop top up.)
>>>> I've found I can pretty much get to wind speed on a run using the UPS
>> wing-on-wing with the genny that is is poled out. However, I don't
>> think the UPS pulls any better than the 175 genny on a reach in light
>> air.
>>>> Since I do mainly coastal day sailing, which means my light air sailing
>> is mainly on a reach to sea breezes or coast influenced prevailing
>> winds,
>> there's only a few days each season I get an opportunity to run in
>> light air. All-in-all, I've found the UPS has the lowest ROI of any
>> thousand bucks I've spent on my boat.
>>>> Rick
>>>> On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 6:28 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> >
>> > How do most people like to use the ups, always installed with furling
>> > mechanism or manual only when needed?
>> >
>> >
>> > R Orkin wrote:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>>>>http://www.nabble.com/file/p22235080/Doyle%2BSails%2B2009%2BRhodes%2B22%2BUPS%
> 2BOffer%2B%25281%2529.pdf
>> > > Doyle+Sails+2009+Rhodes+22+UPS+Offer+%281%29.pdf
>> > >
>> > > If the PDF file is not readable..
>> > > $644 for the Sail + 30 shipping
>> > > Add a Furling Kit
>> > > RWO Continuous line furler
>> > > with control line loop
>> > > and sheets $225
>> > > Contact: Paul Beaudin
>> > > Doyle Sailmakers 225 Fordham Street City Island, NY 10464
>> > > 800-237-4453 Email doylesails at verizon.net>> > >
>> >
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