[Rhodes22-list] Slims bitterns

[ed kroposki]

Slim,
	Aren't bitterns birds? Does he keep them on his boat?
                              Ed K

Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mainsail Batterns

Lloyd,
Can't you just measure the batten pocket and go from there?  Buy a batten
that's a bit longer than the pocket and trim it as needed.  By the way, what
are "bitterns" --the plural for batten?
Slim

On 4/15/04 10:52 PM, "Lloyd Crowther" <lcrowther at cox.net> wrote:

Uhuru II is an 1984 Rhodes 22 with a standard main.  (Happy birthday,
Uhuru.)
Last year I replaced the bitterns after carefully measuring each one and
writing the dimensions down for further reference.  Today I went to put the
bitterns back in after having my main cleaned and otherwise fixed up.
However I could only find one batten, labled 'lowest batten and no paper
with the dimensions.  So much for my so-called "efficiency".  Does anyone
with a better record of data keeping than I happen to know the sizes of the
bitterns in that era of mainsail?

Lloyd