Why not use the topping lift???
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 2/22/2011 11:54:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jsbudda at verizon.net writes:


Lee,

If you hang a block on the backstay adjuster and  fix one on the rudder body
you reduce the apparent weight of the assembly  by 50%. Start the line at 
the
backstay down to the tiller and then back up  through the backstay block.

John S



Leland wrote:

>  
> John,
> 
>  
> 
> That might work.   It seems like it would be a lot of weight but I guess
> the pressure  would be on the forestay and mast, and they should be able
> to handle  it easily.
> 
>  
> 
> My new removable tiller  extender requires a hole in the tiller to which
> I fastened a line just  in case I dropped the rudder.  The tide was about
> as low as I've  ever seen it but I still wouldn't have wanted to stick my
> arm in that  icy water.
> 
>  
> 
> Next time I think I'll  enlist the help of a strong friend and just
> manhandle the rudder onto  dry land-it's just less awkward to do the
> repair work and easier to  find the nuts and bolts I drop.
> 
>  
> 
>  Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Lee
> 
>   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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>  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of John Shulick
>  Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 10:44 AM
> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rudder Rope  Clutch
> 
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> 
>  Lee,
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>  
> 
> Do you have a backstay adjuster  on your boat? You could hang a block
> from
> 
> the line  and use it to lift and secure the rudder/tiller while working
>  on
> 
> it. Beats having to go swimming if it slips out of your  hands while
> removing
> 
> or installing.
>  
>  
> 
> John S
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> Leland wrote:
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>> Visualize whirled peas and just give pizza chants.
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>>  ________________________________
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>>  From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org on behalf of Rick
>  
>> Sent: Sun 2/20/2011 6:29 PM
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>> To: The Rhodes  22 Email List
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rudder Rope  Clutch
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>>  
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>> Lee,
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>> 
> 
>> I've  been operating on a wing nut for 15 years.  Save your prayers for
>  
>> world
> 
>> peace.
> 
>> 
>  
>> Rick
> 
>> 
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 20,  2011 at 4:46 PM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
> 
>>  
> 
>>> 
> 
>>> I was planning on going  out for a nice Sunday afternoon sail today
> and
>  
>>> decided to first take five minutes and fix my rudder rope  clutch.
> When
> 
>>> completely loose it's still so  tight that I can barely pull the rope
> 
>>> through
>  
>>> by hand.  I figured that all I would need to do is  loosen the bolt in
> the
> 
>>> center of the  handle.
> 
>>> 
> 
>>> It took me awhile  to determine that the bottom end of the bolt is
> what's
>  
>>> inside the handle which is why my screwdriver and socket  wrench
> wouldn't
> 
>>> work.  The only other  tool I know how to use is a hammer but I
> decided to
>  
>>> save that for later.
> 
>>> 
>  
>>> Have you ever taken your tiller/rudder off the boat while  it's in the
> 
>>> water?
> 
>>> It's  surprisingly heavy and unbelievably awkward.  It won't fit under
>  the
> 
>>> stern rail so you have to bring it into the  cockpit on the starboard
> side
> 
>>> to
>  
>>> avoid maneuvering around the engine.  One-handed passes  around the
> 
>>> backstay
> 
>>> wouldn't  have been so bad if the tiller would have let go of the
>  
>>> sternrail.
> 
>>> I don't recommend working  on your tiller/rudder in the cockpit but
> the
> 
>>>  tide
> 
>>> was nearly two foot below normal and I would  have never been able to
> 
>>> wrestle
>  
>>> the thing above my head and onto dry land.
>  
>>> 
> 
>>> Since the bottom of the bolt was in  the handle that meant that the
> head
> 
>>>  was
> 
>>> inside the tiller/rudder housing.  Removing  the clutch assembly from
> the
> 
>>> housing was  relatively easy with just one of my three tools but the
> rope
>  
>>> guide also had to be removed from the assembly and could not  be
> removed
> 
>>> from
> 
>>> the  rope.  It eventually slid down into the housing and required more
>  
>>> time
> 
>>> to retrieve than it took to  maneuver the entire mess into the boat.
> 
>>> 
>  
>>> Alas I now had access to the head of the bolt but could not  turn it
> 
>>> without
> 
>>> turning the  handle also.  My neighbor is much stronger than me and
>  has
> 
>>> every
> 
>>> tool in the world  so I took it to him to fix.  After breaking it I
> 
>>>  thanked
> 
>>> him and proceeded to every hardware store on  Kent Island to see if I
> 
>>> could
>  
>>> rig something simple that would work.
>  
>>> 
> 
>>> I'm now operating on a wingnut and  a prayer.  It seems to work in the
> 
>>> slip
>  
>>> but I was too tired to take her out for a test sail.   Maybe tomorrow.
> 
>>> 
> 
>>> The good  news is that parts were only two bucks.
> 
>>> 
>  
>>> Lee
> 
>>> 1986 Rhodes22  AT  EASE
> 
>>> Kent Island, MD
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