[Rhodes22-list] R22 questions - lightning and locking.

[Julie Thorndycraft]

Mark,
We also have the same mechanism that Jim lists below. It is very simple and
if you contact Stan, I'm sure that he can send you one for a very minimal
fee. Ours was with our boat when we purchased it.

We also leave our key in the 'special' spot that only Rhodies know or their
best friends. We've yet to have any issue with anyone getting into the boat
because the keys were actually on the boat.
Julie
s/v Blue Loon
'96 Rhodes 22

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly at comcast.net>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 9:24 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] R22 questions - lightning and locking.


> Mark,
>
> Some pop tops lock down less well than others.  Mine did not lock down
well.
> I bought a kit from Stan to secure the pop top down.  It consists of an
> ingenious clip for the horizontal bar across the top of the pop top, a
line,
> and a clam cleat that mounts to the fwd slanted surface below the step in
> the cabin.  When clipped to the tube and cleated, the line keeps the top
> from lifting.
>
> I forget the price, but thought it worthwhile at the time.  It is listed
on
> the web site, I think.  You could always improvise something similar for
> less, sacrificing some convenience.
>
> Jim Connolly
> s/v Inisheer
> '85
>
>
> age-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
FredkLange at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 9:02 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] R22 questions - lightning and locking.
>
> Mark,
>
> The telescoping poptop brace should lock in the down position.  Its just a
> different pair of holes than the holes for the up position.
>
> On my boat, the slide lock wasn't tight enough, so I screwed a little
metal
> plate over the molded pad that is supposed to block the lock pin in the
> closed position.
>
> Fred
>
> In a message dated 6/13/2004 5:57:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> marks at brightspark.com writes:
> 2) I locked my R22 with the key lock each time I leave it in the marina.
> Sure enough, yesterday I forgot my key and only remembered when I got
there.
> When I got to the boat, I found that all I have to do to get in is to lift
> the pop top and I can get into the boat! The back slides straight up. What
> am I missing here? Should it secure down better or should I get another
> locking system?
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