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Thanks for helping clarify.

Jeffery,

Typically...and I say that loosely because I have only seen about a dozen other Rhodes 22s with factory travelers, but the bar style traveler fits into those 1" cups (stanchion end caps actually) which are captured on the backstays about 15" up from the chainplate fittings attached at the transom corners.
The bar style traveler style has changed a few times over the years; as you can see when comparing yours to the picture Mike shared, but they serve the same function.

I asked Mike how his attached because some owners have made their own travelers in the past to mimic the General Boats bar style and have come up with creative ways to attach them to the backstays. Adding the captured end caps would require cutting the the swaged eyes off the ends of the stays and adding new end fittings such as a Sta-lok or some other aftermarket end fitting.

Just for the full history; before about 1985—ish there was no real traveler. There only a  cable between the backstay chainplates which had enough slack to form a V shape above the tiller handle. The mainsheet blocks rode on that cable and you could tow it beamwise...no easy task. I have pics on my laptop at home of all of the different styles and pieces if you are curious.
Probably TMI...

Todd T

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Todd Tavares

Traveler setup