Also, Dwyer Mast company has turned their website off and are so backed up, they said they aren't taking any new orders until 2024.

Todd T.

On Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 8:30 PM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tom,
> on boats that old there were no travelers per se. The main sheet block
> assembly block and cleat had a swivel block on the bottom.
> Then rigged between the two aft chainplate extenders was a slack line
> which the swivel block rode on. It formed a "V" shape in the center above
> the tiller handle. You could tow it left or right with no pressure on the
> boom. I'll post a pic if I can find one.
>
> Todd T
>
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 4:20 PM Tom Hyatt via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
>> I have a question about rigging the mainsail on the Rhodes. I have seen a
>> number of different systems of travelers and mainsheets and I know Stan
>> devised a new traveler system for the boats that GB renewed and resold.
>> But.... starting from scratch (my newly purchased 78 has no mainsheet
>> rigging except for the way the aft stays are set up) what options do I
>> have? It appears that General Boats is no longer in business so I would
>> likely buy equipment from Harken or Viadana, etc, or, ideally, recycled
>> rigging from a Rhodes.
>> Any help for how the Rhodes 22 mainsail boom is best rigged would be very
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Tom  Hyatt
>> S/V as yet unnamed
>> Baltimore, Maryland
>> Maryland Marina
>>
>