[Rhodes22-list] New boat

[Ronald Lipton]

Congradulations on your new boat.  Glad to hear that the boat is in such
good shape.
Rigging the boat is easy - but don't rush it. As folks have mentioned in the
last few days a
checklist is a good idea.  Make sure that the shrouds are clear before
liftng the mast.
It is also not a bad idea to invite an experienced sailor along for your
first trip.  There
are lots of them hanging around just waiting for an invitation.  It is also
a good idea to
exercise sail furling and unfurling at the dock before you go out.

I finally had a chance to take the cover off and begin getting the Empress
ready for
her sail across Lake Michigan to Monroe Harbor.  Installed a new solar panel
and the
padeye for the UPS.  Another weekend of cleanup and we should be ready to
launch.
Then I will be a 20 minute "EL" ride to the boat.

good luck,

Ron Lipton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic Huebner" <atlantic at engineer.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:44 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New boat


Hi,
I just wanted to tell you about my first-ever boat that I got from Stan last
weekend. They did such a great job on the '87 that everyone thinks it's
brand new. They cleaned all the white fiberglass like new, fittings are
bright and shiny, and they even painted the inside of the lazarette with the
fire-engine red paint. Both sails have a wide red edging. Stan and Rose were
most gracious. Even though they gave us a great deal, they still took me,
Connie, and my son-in-law to dinner - what nice people!
Our slip in Charlestown (north end of the Chesapeake) isn't open till May 1
so we attempted to push it up our driveway, but our old Blazer just didn't
hack it. So we parked it in the road (see pic). One of our neighbors
complained so the cops came with a $100 fine per day. The good part is that
the marina will let us in tomorrow. I hope I can remember how to rig it,
although the directions seem good.


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