[Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again

Ronald Lipton rlipton at earthlink.net
Sat Feb 7 11:04:06 EST 2004


Mark,

  Thanks for the note.  The Chicago loft folks at Strictly Sail said that
they would get the material from Doyle and make the sails in Chicago.
I can aske to see if I can get the "Rhodes 22 Club" price from the
loft here.  I guess I am better off dealing with the local loft in case of
problems.

Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 7:32 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again


> Ron,
>
> And, as I said in a post a couple of weeks ago, while I was unhappy with
the
> repair job Doyle City Island did on my 175% jenny, I am pleased with the
> quality of the two new Doyle sails I ordered through them (135% jenny and
> UPS). I believe that both sails were made in the Doyle Caribbean loft.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:21 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again
>
>
> Ron,
> Mark summed it up pretty well. We considered going without the furler and
> then went ahead and got it. We're glad we did. I think you certainly could
> manage without but it's a big light sail and the furler makes it very
> manageable. We paid $975 last year ordering from Doyle City Island (NY)
and
> getting the "Rhodes 22 club price" - There is still a link on
Rhodes22.org.
> Remember that each Doyle loft is an independent business.
>
> Regards,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD
>
> At 06:58 AM 2/6/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Ron,
> >
> >We use our UPS furler every time we use the sail. When we head up after a
> >run or a reach, we furl the sail, drop it to the deck and bring the head
in
> >the hatch, leaving the tack still attached and the furled sail lying on
the
> >centerline of the boat. This gets the UPS out of the way allowing us to
> tack
> >the Genoa across the foredeck. When we're ready to reach or run again, we
> >just furl the Genoa, hoist the UPS, and unfurl. Really easy and makes the
> >sail very easy to use - hence, more used.
> >
> >The furled sail is also much easier to stuff into the bag. I used a snap
> >shackle at the base of the furler to attach it to the pad eye on deck, so
> >setup and takedown are also very easy.
> >
> >We love the sail. We love the sail even more with the furler.
> >
> >Mark Kaynor
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Ronald Lipton
> >Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 9:58 PM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again
> >
> >
> >I talked to the Doyle folks at Strictly Sail in Chicago. They
> >quoted $659 for the sail only and $1105 for the sail plus furler.
> >It sounds like it would be a better deal to get the Harken 1851
> >furler separately in any case but I am wondering about people's
> >opinions on how useful the furler itself is.  If I am not single
> >handing is the furler really useful?  Of course I can always buy
> >it later after I have had some experience with the sail - if summer
> >ever comes.
> >
> >Ron Lipton
> >s/v Empress of Blandings
> >Monroe Harbor, Chicago
> >
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