Hi Guys,

On the turnbuckles on my boat, one end of the female threaded part (the “buckle”) is LH threads and the other end is RH threads.  That way, the male threaded studs on each end loosen or tighten at the same time when you turn the buckle.  All turnbuckles work this way.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V dynamic Equilibrium



Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows

From: Ed McNamara<mailto:edmc18 at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2023 6:25 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Rigging

I’m with you Todd. 😂 I’m think I’ll put the LH threads to Port and the RH threads to Starboard.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 6:02 AM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> It only matters if you have OCD like me. 😂
>
> I bought new Lewmar 14 self-tailers and the handle turns counter-clockwise
> to tighten the sheets. The drum still turns clockwise. I'm not sure if I
> even want to install them... you know, lefty > tighty... That will drive me
> nuts.
>
> Todd T
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 9:58 AM Ed McNamara <edmc18 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks guys. My worries are over. 😂
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 9:30 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I don't think there's any explanation that you're missing.  My boat as
> it
> > > came to me from the GB factory after recycling has 5 shrouds threaded
> one
> > > way, and one shroud threaded the other.  It would be less mentally
> > > challenging to rig the boat if they were all threaded the same way, but
> > > other than that, I can't see that it makes any practical difference.
> > >
> > > Peter Nyberg
> > > Coventry, CT
> > > s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> > >
> > > > On 2023-02-15, at 20:26:09 EST, Ed McNamara wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for replying Graham. I guess I wasn’t clear in what I was
> > asking.
> > > Two of
> > > > the threaded ends of the shrouds have right hand threads and two have
> > > left hand
> > > > threads. I know the turnbuckle has both and that the stubs (technical
> > > name?)
> > > > threaded in at the opposite end of the turnbuckles  have to have the
> > > opposite
> > > > thread of the shroud end. But why would the shrouds not have all LH
> or
> > > all RH
> > > > threads. I can’t think of a rational explanation for 2 of each but
> > > wonder if I’m
> > > > missing something.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>