Barry,

The pulley built into the clew of the sail is something I have never seen before.  It definitely throws a wrinkle into the configuration.

Usually, the outhaul line goes around the pulley (or block) on the car (which gives you the 2:1 mechanical advantage), and the car is attached to the the clew of the sail.  When I got my boat, the car-to-clew attachment was done with a shackle.  The shackle eventually failed, and I replaced it with a continuous loop of dyneema.

My boat is still under its winter tarp, so I can't post a picture.

Hope this helps,

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Apr 27, 2026, at 10:55 AM, BARRY RUEHLEN <ruehbl at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> OK, it's time to ask for guidance. My sailboat partner and I have the rebuild of our 87 Rhodes about 98% complete.  We are finding that we don't have our main rigged properly for haul out so we have to add some hand tugging along the way. I looked through the archives for pictures and descriptions but it's not working for me. That includes a colorful description from Stan. We have the old style metal car but haven't figured the proper way to put it all together. I've included a photo of the car and the aft termination. I did not show how we currently put together as I know it's wrong. The clew has an attachment point that is also a built in pulley if you wanted to use it as such. I think that's what is throwing us off.
> If I could get a picture with a description, maybe I could follow along.
> Best,
> Barry. Rhodes 22 saint james city Fl.
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