[Rhodes22-list] Boom Room story and bimini reply

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Ed,

Bimini -

Thanks for the info.  I have looked for a way to use a slide and have not yet found a suitable connector.

Boomroom -

I appreciate your wife's thoughts on the boomroom.  I took that picture after sleeping over at Lanier Tuesday night - a little windy here and I am told a 39 degree low.  I had the cabin completely open, with the small Coleman catalytic heater, which I highly recommend (with internal self-starter) and was comfortable all night.  I had breakfast in the cockpit (did not have to dry the dew from cushions or boat) and could have used the cockpit area unrestricted and privately for pottie, shower, internet, or reading.  Where else but America!

I took a short spin later, with the Genny (175) and never had to touch the BR all day until I packed up.  My boat moves well under Genny alone if I don't need to race, and with the main down.

I set up the entire BR, with the top, after dark, on the water, and it took a little less than 30 minutes.  Will this extend the sleep-over boating season?  I figure by a month or two anyway.  I folded the curtains up into the frame after it warmed up (curtains not detached) and could have easily had a visit with boating neighbors.  Dis-assembly can be very quick, but I really recommend folding the curtains and top neatly into the cover.  Neatness is goodness, after all...

BTW, I designed a "boom shower" that is usable with or without the boomroom with portable Coleman hot water shower.  It doubles as a separate 'head' in the cockpit, adjustable to any position, fore and aft, because it is suspended from the boom.  

Slim,

I am stymied by the tiller position, and I'm very uncomfortable with detaching it, just in case you need to fold up and escape from an anchorage.  This is not a good time to have the rudder blade flailing and you want to reattach the tiller and move the boat.  Looking at this in a positive way, what can we use the tiller end for?  Maybe Rummy has a suggestion relating to a rum'ncoke holder.  The traveler is the important issue here.

R,

Art


-----Original Message-----
>From: Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net>
>Sent: Apr 6, 2006 7:31 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bimini rail attachments, old boats
>
>
>Art, 
>     There were some boats that used rail attachments for the biminis. 
>Those rail attachments are no longer available.  You would have to
>manufacture them your self, I have already asked and checked their
>availability a couple years ago.
>      Over the years, the bimini attachment places have varied.  Newer boats
>come with fancy recessed attaching hardward.  When you have the bimini off
>the boat, it pops down into the rail so you can sit.  All you have is a flat
>ss plate.  For who ever askde what combings are, the atttaching part
>recesses into the combings.  
>      Art, my wife thought that your design was good.
>  
>Dave,
>      You said that you have an '86 Hull.  Look at Art's pictures.  His is
>so old that he has square portlites.
>I have an '84 hull.  I know that I am at least the second owner, probably
>there were more.  From where the hardware is located and the totol number of
>cam cleats, I suspect that my boat was originally a standard mast boat.  You
>do not need so many cleats with the IMF, even if you fly a kite.
>      For all you guys getting boats, make sure that Stan includes a
>spinnaker bail on top of the mast.  Then you add a block anytime and fly a
>kite.  It is a small ss ring that cost less than $15.00 from Dwyer.
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
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