[Rhodes22-list] Bohemian Sailing

[Hank]

Brad,

Have you tried Bacon Sails? http://www.baconsails.com/  Last year I
bought a nice 150% for my Islander 36 for $700.  A new one was quoted
anywhere from 1600 to 2400.

You can also check out Airforce Sails at Sailnet.  They are a bit
cheaper than the big named guys, but I've never heard any complaints
about them.

Hank


On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 04:25:37 -0800 (PST), brad haslett
<flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anne,
> 
> Let's not be to harsh on the Bohemians.  I'm beginning
> to think of myself as a Bohemian sailor.  My oldest
> boy and his friends survived Spring Break on the boat,
> the boat didn't fare as well.  They stayed up all
> night partying while I slept in the aft cabin.  The
> second morning we cranked the engine and motored for
> about 30 minutes until the wind picked up, and then
> raised the sails and a few toasts.  When the wind died
> down we stowed canvas and attempted to start the
> diesel ginny.  Click, Click, Click!  My battery
> charger quit a couple of months ago (it was a salvage
> unit off the Mayflower), the replacement is on
> backorder from Sailnet, and apparently we didn't motor
> enough to recover from the gazillion hours of stereo
> use.  "Not to worry boys!  Its a sailboat!"  The
> current was drifting us pretty quickly to a rocky
> shore so I unstowed the main, manned the helm, and had
> Spencer man the halyard winch.  I'm not sure what
> happened but when the main was fully-up it had about a
> two-foot tear in the top panel.  We sailed back to the
> inlet to my marina with what wind (and sail)we had and
> then flagged down a pontoon boat for a tow.  Not just
> any pontoon boat, a 350 cubic inch V-8 powered pontoon
> boat (didn't know they made such a thing).  I pulled
> the main off the boat, threw it in a sailbag for
> repairs, and pressed on with the week.  I purchased a
> cheap battery charger from Wal-Mart to finish the
> week's frivolities and sailed on the ginnies, both
> iron and fabric.
> 
> Now here's the deal:  my old main was pretty tired
> anyway.  Last year I debated replacing it but sent it
> to SailCare instead.  It came back still somewhat
> dingy and baggy, unlike the sails I sent to them off
> the Rhodes-22.  You can only do so much with an old
> sail.  Replacement costs run from $900+ to $2000
> depending on the vendor and features.  I'm debating
> going to a Doyle StackPack.  They haven't given me a
> quote yet but I understand its quite expensive.  Do
> you or anyone on the list have any experience with the
> StackPack or know anyone who does?  If my boat were
> newer I might consider boom-furling but it doesn't
> make economic sense now.  Of course, I could just sell
> the damn thing, get another Rhodes-22, and build a
> cabin on the lake which is what I wanted to do in the
> first place!
> 
> Brad Haslett
> s/v "CoraShen"  (Bohemian registry)
> 
> 
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