[Rhodes22-list] New R22 Owner!!

[brad haslett]

Wally,

With a hard-wired remote you could still raise the
mast from the foredeck, at the speed of your choice
using less labor.  I'm thinking about this for our own
special needs in Gulfport.  There are no docks (thanks
Katrina). We could probably launch from the beach
using our Kubota RTV if we retrieved the trailer with
a cable.  Our 'home' was three blocks inland before
Katrina blew most everthing away and we tore down the
rest. It is now beach front property.  I'll have to
check the overhead electric line situation.  It may be
possible to tow from the beach to home without
lowering the mast.  We leased another property about
two miles away and north of the tracks to park our
equipment on.  It didn't get hit by the surge from
Katrina so we could store the boat there during the
next evacuation. My son is getting cabin fever after 9
months of living in an RV and is ready for a sailboat.
 I'm ready too!

Brad

--- TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Brad,
> 
> I am sure your mast crane mod would work but I am
> not sure if I see a real 
> advantage. When raising solo I think cranking up
> from the foredeck provides 
> better view. It is easier to watch for snags.  The
> hand crank is geared just 
> right.
> 
> Wally
> 
> 
> >From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New R22 Owner!!
> >Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:56:18 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >OK folks, work with me here.  It has been a long
> time
> >since I raised the mast on a Rhodes22.  How about
> >taking Stan's basic system without the hand winch,
> >just a pole mounted block on the foredeck with a
> cable
> >connected to a 12V ATV winch (available at WalMart
> for
> >about $80).  Mount the winch on the tongue of the
> >trailer and power it off the tow vehicle. OR, you
> >could mount the winch ON the tow vehicle and
> eliminate
> >the trailer extension.  Let the trailer drop as far
> in
> >the water as you wanted via cable (after raising
> the
> >mast) and never worry about the depth of the water
> at
> >the launch ramp.  Forgive me if this is buried in
> the
> >archives. It would certainly be worth it to me to
> save
> >a backache.  You could easily make it remote
> control
> >as well. Anyone tried it?
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >--- Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Todd Z:
> > >        Are you saying the newer system is
> better?  A
> > > side by side
> > > comparison?
> > > Ed K
> > > Greenville, SC USA
> > > --
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> > >
>
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> > >
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