[Rhodes22-list] A Very Blustery Day!

[elle]

I suspect you are right, Lee. It's just a pain to dry
it out completely so as to avoid mildew.

elle
--- Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

> 
> Elle,
> 
> If it's any consolation, I had more water in both my
> bilge and lazarette
> than I've ever had in the two years that I've owned
> the boat.  She's been
> completely dry after some pretty big rains, so I
> think it has more to do
> with how hard the wind is blowing the rain.
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> Elle-3 wrote:
> > 
> > Yesterday was a good day to begin preparing for
> > winter...& also had a lot of drying out to
> do...There
> > was quite a bit of water (abt a gal) in the bilge
> &
> > also a fair amt in the floor level cubby on the
> port
> > side behind the sliding door. I could see where it
> had
> > come in through the middle port. The laz had about
> 2
> > gals which I pumped out.....
> > 
> > The cushions both in the cabin & in the V berth
> were
> > wet as as well as the fabric behind the cushions &
> the
> > floor carpeting. 
> > 
> > We had over 6" here...probably all at once...;^)
> > 
> > elle
> > 
> > --- Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
> > 
> >> 
> >> Hank,
> >> 
> >> You da man!  I checked the current wind condition
> on
> >> Weatherbug yesterday
> >> and it was over 30 mph.  Half of me wanted to go
> out
> >> to improve my heavy
> >> wind sailing ability and half of me thought it
> would
> >> be more work than fun,
> >> espcially getting in and out of the slip.  The
> lazy
> >> half won as it usually
> >> does.
> >> 
> >> Instead of retiring to the couch next time, I'll
> >> call you for a pep talk.
> >> 
> >> Lee
> >> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> >> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Hank-5 wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > Good Morning Rhodies,
> >> > 
> >> > Well, yesterday I took my two kids, Charlie (8)
> >> and Andrea (7), out for a
> >> > nice sail and the forecasted winds of 12-14
> knots
> >> were more like 20-25
> >> > knots!  Started off with the boom in the lower
> >> position and about 75% of
> >> > the
> >> > main and 75% of the Jib.  A couple of buried
> rails
> >> later dropped to 50%
> >> > main
> >> > and 50% jib and then we were just fine.  Had a
> >> great time although a bit
> >> > chilly, temps in the high 50s/low 60s, but the
> sun
> >> was out.
> >> > 
> >> > The kids had a great time although Andrea did
> >> freak out a little when we
> >> > buried the rail so far that water came over the
> >> coaming into the cockpit!
> >> > 
> >> > Have a great day!
> >> > 
> >> > Hank
> >> >
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> > 
> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
> can adjust our sails.
> > 
> >  1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady
> in Red)
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We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)

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