[Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE

[Steve Alm]

Oh come on now...I KNEW I wasn't the only one who always sails with his fly
open?  I thought this was SOP!
Slim

On 12/5/03 11:46 PM, "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:

> is that because they are have sex on the boat ? that must be some
> passion/climax to go over the side :-)
> 
> MJM
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:04 PM
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
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> 
>> Oh yeah, on another note - when I was searching for that FL site, I found
>> another that said the following:
>> 
>> "Over 1,000 people die in boating accidents every year. Nine out of ten of
>> them drown. About half those deaths involve alcohol. It's a fact, too, that
>> 50 percent of men who drown have their fly unzipped!"
>> 
>> So, if you're going to drink and sail, and you're a guy, you should probably
>> make sure you keep your fly zipped if you don't want to drown <g>.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Mark Kaynor
>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:54 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
>> 
>> 
>> It'd probably do all of us good to periodically review this web site from
>> the state of Florida -
>> http://sjr.state.fl.us/programs/outreach/pubs/irl_guide/boatregs.html
>> 
>> It seems like they've condensed a lot of Coast Guard and other safety
>> regulations into a pretty concise format. There's a lot of good, general,
>> and pretty easy to understand safety information here.
>> 
>> R.e the "fuel in the lazarette" issue - note the "Fueling" section about 2/3
>> of the way down -
>> 
>> "Gasoline vapors, which are heavier than air, can be more explosive than
>> dynamite. If vapors settle in the bilge and are not vented properly, your
>> boat could explode."
>> e
>> and
>> 
>> "You can keep yourself and your passengers safe by: Never storing portable
>> gas tanks in an interior compartment"
>> 
>> The same should be kept in mind for propane.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of CT
>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:16 PM
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
>> 
>> 
>> I'll echo those comments.  I use a relatively flat container that fits under
>> one of the benches/seats held in place with velcro.  CT    -------Original
>> Message-------   From: The Rhodes 22 mail list Date: Friday, December 05,
>> 2003 05:57:35 PM To: The Rhodes 22 mail list Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]
>> List Topics. LAZARETTE   Rummy -   If you are even half way serious about
>> this, you might want to check something.   In some (perhaps all) R22s, the
>> lazarette is  not sealed off from the cabin - there are/were  some passages
>> that let water in the lazarette  get to the bilge.   If gas vapor can travel
>> thru them...   /Bob Skinner
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