[Rhodes22-list] Fenders, Dave and Elton's phone call

[David Bradley]

Art, you are very thoughtful.  Thanks.  Some kind of covering for the hull
makes a lot of sense.  I've gotten some quotes from haulers and the best bet
is to have them load the boat on its trailer onto a flat bed truck (or
perhaps a car mover).  But even still, covering the hull somehow sounds like
a winner.  Won't be til late July so some time to think about it. I suppose
I could have the boat shrink wrapped by a local marina once it's on the
trailer.

Dave B.


On 3/26/06, Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Dave,
> I try to imagine your pulling the boat cross country, and really wonder if
> there is any alternative.  That will be a buster.  Stan and Elton might be
> able to use some type of shield for the hull for such a long trip - rocks,
> tar, all sorts of mischief could foul the bottom before you really get
> underway after the pull.  There ought to be some way to protect your big
> investment.  They might be able to raise it on a sling, drape the trailer
> with some cloth or plastic/mylar, and lower it back down.  I might be able
> to find some plastic here and carry it to Stan when I take the new BR
> over.  I'd hate to get the gel dinged that way.  Let me know what you think.
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Mar 26, 2006 4:37 PM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fenders, Dave and Elton's phone call
> >
> >Ed, assuming you are asking this Dave...  nope, I didn't get a chance to
> go
> >in the back building but if I do go down I'll check it out.  I have four
> new
> >fenders waiting for a boat, but maybe there's something else I need.
> >
> >My hope is to go to Edenton to take delivery and go for a shake-down sail
> >with Stan, as you say.  If I can't find a weekend that will work before
> late
> >April I'll see if Elton can haul her north to CT and take her for a sail
> >with me in LIS.  Either way, I agree wholeheartedly with the need for a
> >shake-down cruise and some helpful hints at the helm.
> >
> >I didn't anticipate all these distractions of new jobs and real estate
> stuff
> >getting in the way of taking delivery in March.  Damn, gotta get my
> >priorities straight.
> >
> >Dave B.
> >
> >
> >On 3/26/06, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Dave,
> >>      When you visited Edenton, did Stan show you the room with all the
> >> "stuff"?  The room with the life preservers some from when he was a
> boy,
> >> the
> >> fenders, the lines, generally all sorts of stuff that came with the
> boats
> >> he
> >> picked up for recycle?
> >>      If you are going to get the boat, pick out some used fenders and
> >> offer
> >> Stan a few dollars to get started.  If Elton is delivering, have him
> pick
> >> out half a dozed is assorted sizes and shapes  in pairs and tell him
> you
> >> want them cheap to do your own testing to see what you really need.
> >>      All this fuss over fenders.  I am not sure that I have any two
> that
> >> are exactly alike.  As Bill E said they wear out and you have to put
> them
> >> in
> >> the big green box.  What they have today is probably not what they have
> in
> >> two years.
> >>      I guarentee that if you use your boat, fenders or no fenders, you
> >> will
> >> put some dings in it.  Or if you do not, somebody else will.
> >>       If you are going to Edenton to get the boat, make sure that Stan
> or
> >> Elton take you on a shake down sail.  Get them to put the boat thru a
> good
> >> test with you at the helm.  Elton says Stan is the better sailor, but
> >> either
> >> one is better than any body else you will ever get a chance to sail
> with.
> >>
> >> Ed K
> >> Greenville, SC, USA
> >> ~~~~ _/) ~~~~
> >>
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