[Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club

[John Tonjes]

Slim,
That was a cheap shot. I wasn't even at the helm when that happened. I had
a Rookey doing the Captain's duty that day. :)

Rummy


> [Original Message]
> From: Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com>
> To: Rhodes <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: 4/17/2003 4:20:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club
>
> Wally,
> Rummy doesn't furl.  Rummy drinks.  When the boat goes over, the idea is
> just not to spill the rum.  8-)
> Slim
>
> On 4/17/03 3:48 PM, "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Rummy,
> >=20
> > I am considering a new genny but I wasn=B9t sure if I would be happy
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> > 175 except in really light winds. I am waiting for feedback on the UPS
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> il
> > to see how people compare it to the 175.  I know you love your 175. At
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> at
> > wind speed (when solo) do you need to start furling the 175 to keep the
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> oat
> > from excessive heel and loss of speed?
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> > One nice thing about the 125 is it fits perfectly inside the upper
shroud
> > and stops just short of the spreader. I can point much higher with this
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> ail
> > than my old 150 furled. I would think the difference would be even more
> > noticeable with the 175.
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> > My Harken Furler does allow much better sail shape than the GB furler.
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> us
> > sail changes are pretty easy. I am not in a rush but at some point I
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> d
> > like to add a second headsail. I just need to figure out which one
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> be
> > the most versatile.
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> > Wally
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> >> From: "John Tonjes" <johntonjes at earthlink.net>
> >> Reply-To: johntonjes at earthlink.net,The Rhodes 22 mail list
> >> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club
> >> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:59:31 -0400
> >>=20
> >> Wally,
> >> Really throw the ratings for a loop and get a 175 genoa. :)
> >>=20
> >> Rummy
> >>=20
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> >>> [Original Message]
> >>> From: Wally Buck <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
> >>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>> Date: 4/17/2003 2:32:11 PM
> >>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club
> >>>=20
> >>> Bob,
> >>>=20
> >>> I hear you on the vang. It will help a lot going upwind. With any
luck =
> I
> >> can
> >>> convert the one from my Bantam to the R22. I really don't need
anything
> >>> fancy. If I can convince a friend to crew I will fly spinnaker down
> >> wind.
> >> My
> >>> boat is not rigged for racing. I have IMF and a 125 jib. I have an
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> r
> >> 150
> >>> but the 125 is one year old and is much faster than the 18 year old
150=