[Rhodes22-list] RE: Bill's Bahamas Adventure -- Day 6b

[Bud]

Bill,
  I don't recall any mention of the tide ... did you notice much of a 
rise or fall in the tide?
Did the tide create any problems for you in the shallow areas?

Thanks,
Bud

Wickman, William E wrote:

>Pete,
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>I envy you.  Key Largo is a great area for sailing.  I bought the
>mosquito net at Campmor for $39.99.  See this link:  
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>http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productI
>d=7900&memberId=12500226&storeId=226&catalogId=40000000226&langId=-1
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>It is a bit large, but gave us extra material to tuck in.  We basically
>just hung it from the boom and tucked it under the seat cushions in the
>cockpit and over the pop-top.  To seal around the edge of the cabin, we
>simply rolled up towels, Tee shirts, etc. and set them on top of the
>netting around the edge of the cabin top where the pop-top rests when it
>is not up.  
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>Bill W. 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: petelauritzen at earthlink.net [mailto:petelauritzen at earthlink.net] 
>Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:09 PM
>To: Wickman, William E
>Subject: Bill's Bahamas Adventure -- Day 6b
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>Hi Bill,
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>Thanks for the update. I am the guy that just bought Lake Hartwell Red
>Rhodes and brought it with me to Key Largo for Keys sailing. 
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>Anyway things are going good on that. My RHODES is in excellent
>condition but is fairly bare bones at the moment.  I cant afford right
>now thew pop top enclosure or boom room. Anyway in your travel log you
>mentioned that you had a huge mosquito net that covered over the boom,
>bimini, cockpit and pop top and for now that sounds like something I
>could do for camping out purposes. Where did you buy this and can you be
>more specific on how you 'rig' it. THANKS. Pete 
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