[Rhodes22-list] Boats & Rivers

[Caesar Paul]

Perspective is an interesting thing.  I ran into someone from Michigan over the weekend who referred to the Snake River as a creek.  How deflating?  I understood the remark, having come from a Caribbean Island, where one is surrounded by the ocean.  However, I still felt a bit protective of our river; I have spent not many hours learning the rudiments of sailing in that "creek" and intend to spend many more doing the same thing.  Talk about perspective.
   
  Ed: The Snake River got its name from an Indian tribe living in the area (The Snake Indian). Their hand signal greeting looked like a snake's movement. Politicians refer to it as "The lifeblood of southern Idaho" and early French Trappers called it the "Mad River " because of the many falls in its meandering route to the Columbia River which includes Hells Canyon.  Please see www.burleyidaho.org 
   
  I have heeded your advice and am now looking through West Marine's 2007 Catalog.
   
  It is my hope that information about the vertical battens main sail for the Rhodes will be shared by Rummy and others in their own time.  I understand that Rummy is away sailing and sunning.  I am seeking confirmation that the vertical battens main sail has in fact improved the reported good light air performance of the boat.  We had no wind the day I had my first on only sail on a Rhodes 22.
   
  Yes.  I intend to order Stan's Mast Hoist System with the boat.  A trailer sailor should want to make raising and lowering the mast as safe and simple as possible.  I have read that Stan's system does just that.
   
  Best Regards,
  Caesar 
   
  
Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
  
Caesar,

Stan's crane system works. He has refined the mechanism so that any
reasonable person can raise and lower the mast. I have done it many times
by myself and often with capable and illustrious assistance. It is worth
the few shekels that Stan charges.

The improved IMF mainsail has been around for a couple of years now. 
Several members of this forum have specially upgraded to it. It so happens
that Stan had the improved IMF sails with vertical batten test sailed by
Captain Rummy. Captain Rummy has not replied to your request for
information, possibly for a number of reasons, but his comments are
scripture. Learn to search the archives until you can get Rummy’s
attention. One known way to get his attention is to send him a bottle of
Mt. Gay Caribbean Rum. Reread an email that I recently posted:
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2007-August/043706.html

A radar reflector is a passive device. A radar is the active device. A
reflector will not alarm. Some radars will have an alarm. Again, as a boat
owner you need to learn to study the terms used herein and by sailors. Go
to you nearest West Marine store and get a copy of their catalog. It is as
good for sailors as an unabridged dictionary. See: 
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/68724/377%20710/0/radar%20reflector/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=radar%20reflector&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=radar%20reflector&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=null&subdeptNum=null&classNum=null

You have just been blasted by a foghorn! 
http://www.sanpedro.com/sounds/foghorn.wav

Some say that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks. That is a boldface
lie. It is just socialist dogma. But, achievement always requires effort,
just ask Lou.

“While the foundations of achievement are almost invariably laid in youth,
the age at which the great deed is done varies according to its character.”
Walter Pitkin

You do not need all the bells and whistles to start. I thought you said you
had a budget? Ask Stan what you can have to stay in budget. Bye the way,
what kind of snake is the Snake River named after?

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA


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