[Rhodes22-list] Sleeping on an R-22

[Bill Effros]

Can you guys see the Perseids in August?

Bill Effros

Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
> Bill, All,
> BTW tonight and last night are meteor showers.  I forgot last night.  Our forecast is clear skies.
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
>   
>> From: Bill Effros <bill at effros.com>
>> Sent: Nov 16, 2006 9:54 AM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sleeping on an R-22
>>
>> Philip,
>>
>> Congratulations on giving Deena enough room to enjoy the boat.  The R-22 
>> is like owning a little bit of heaven on earth.
>>
>> My wife, also, wanted to overnight at motels and marinas, but that is 
>> not the way we find we use it.
>>
>> Some nights are just so beautiful you find you don't want to leave the 
>> boat.  So you drop anchor, look at the stars, watch meteor showers, and 
>> fall asleep.  There is always enough food on board.  There is water.  
>> There is a clean head.  You can play your own music at the volume you 
>> want to hear it.
>>
>> You can take a late night swim.  You can heat water for a "sun shower" 
>> if the water in the bag cools down.
>>
>> At some point you realize there is no reason to put your clothes back 
>> on, and nobody is thinking a motel or a marina would be nicer than what 
>> you've got.
>>
>> There is absolutely nothing in the world that beats waking up to the sun 
>> at an isolated anchorage after a night like this.
>>
>> If you do this enough times, get the cockpit fill-in cushions and put a 
>> 12v inflated Aerobed on top of the fill in cushions.  You will get a 
>> better night's sleep than you can get at home.
>>
>> Get the Pop-Top.  Consider a Boom Room.
>>
>> Always know what the weather will be like for the next 24 hours, and 
>> never take your wife out into a storm.
>>
>> The little chores of moving cushions around and assembling covering are 
>> a delight.  Time passes quickly.  Your boat is more comfortable than 
>> boats twice its size.  This is really true.  And it's not a maintenance 
>> headache for either you or your wife.
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Philip wrote:
>>     
>>> Bill,
>>>
>>>     Absolutely.  The loaner doesn't have the hatch over the porto-pottie and
>>> it is impossible to use.  I think you wrote once before that you have a
>>> marine head but you use the holding tank because you sail LI Sound..  Is
>>> that right?
>>>
>>> By the way, when you sail next season, if you are anywhere near the Stamford
>>> shore, many of the houses there, the little late 1940's and early 1950's
>>> cracker-boxes there were built by my wife's late grandfather and her father.
>>>
>>> Philip
>>>
>>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>> From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bill Effros
>>> Sent:	Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:39 PM
>>> To:	The Rhodes 22 mail list
>>> Subject:	Re: [Rhodes22-list] Philip -- Ice Box
>>>
>>> Philip,
>>>
>>> I don't know if I weighed in on the marine head issue lately, but I'm a
>>> strong advocate of the marine head as opposed to the bucket or
>>> porto-potty--and I've used them all on this boat.
>>>
>>> Get an opening port over the head so you can pee standing up--one of the
>>> most important safety features of this boat, as far as I'm
>>> concerned--and a feature not available on many boats twice our size.
>>>
>>> Bill Effros
>>>
>>> Philip wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> We still plan on the new boat.  The loaner is still in the water, but I
>>>> haven't been able to get to the marina in a few weeks.  I just started a
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> new
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> assignment closer to home (I now live there instead of visiting on
>>>> weekends).  I am on leave next week and my brother visits from CT.  We
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> will
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> go out in it a couple of times, weather permitting then I plan to pull it
>>>> out for the winter or until I can take it back to Edenton.  I owe Stan
>>>> another payment and expect to have the new one sometime next spring? or
>>>> summer?  Anyway, my wife wants the marine head.  I hadn't put much thought
>>>> into the ice box.  The loaner has one of the plastic 12v upright coolers,
>>>> but we haven't used it.  I'll have to consider your idea.  You may be
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> right,
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> and if I wanted one later, I know there are several options or I could
>>>> always go back and get one from Stan.  Of course, my wife has the final
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> word
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> on that too.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Philip
>>>>
>>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bill Effros
>>>> Sent:	Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:11 AM
>>>> To:	R22 List
>>>> Subject:	[Rhodes22-list] Philip -- Ice Box
>>>>
>>>> Philip,
>>>>
>>>> What is the status of your new boat?
>>>>
>>>> What did you decide about the head?
>>>>
>>>> A change I would recommend if Stan can do it is taking all the extra
>>>> stuff out of the ice box, leaving you with just an easily accessible
>>>> rectangular space.
>>>>
>>>> The Ice box is in an excellent location.
>>>>
>>>> Modern insulated bags are so good that you can put one or many into the
>>>> ice box, and they will hold ice for more than 24 hours without doing
>>>> anything fancy.  I like the 6-pack size, and I can jam quite a few of
>>>> them into the ice box.  Each insulated bag acts as insulation for the
>>>> others.  I put some food or drinks into each bag, along with
>>>> refrigerator ice cubes, and I can always hold more than I need for
>>>> coastal cruising.  It's easy to pick up more ice cubes along waterfronts
>>>> around here.
>>>>
>>>> If you have more people on board, the first to be used insulated bags
>>>> can be stored under the cockpit seats until ready for use.  This is no
>>>> different than if you were taking them on a picnic.
>>>>
>>>> Bill Effros
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