[Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!

[Rick Lange]

Nice, Mike.
Wave next time you get near the breakwall East
Light.
Rick
> 
> We spent yesterday afternoon out
on Muireann after launching from 
> Edgewater 
> Park on
the near west side of Cleveland's lakefront. The launch ramps are 
> pretty close to ideal except they're heavily used. Even so, we had
no 
> particular difficulty fitting into the launch or retrieve
mix. A fair 
> number of powerboats passed us up in the launch
line while we rigged the 
> boat. It took just about an hour. It
was my second time rigging and the 
> Admiral's first. Takedown
and rigging for the road took about the same. 
> 
> Here's
a shot of the Cleveland skyline from outside the breakwall just 
>
after 
> we got underway heading east 
> 
>
http://www.nabble.com/file/p18814437/PICT0003.jpg 
> 
>
Here's the Admiral, Mary, at the helm 
> 
>
http://www.nabble.com/file/p18814437/PICT0005.jpg 
> 
>
And yours truly at the helm 
> 
>
http://www.nabble.com/file/p18814437/PICT0012.jpg 
> 
>
and one last shot of the Cleveland skyline as we were headed back toward

> the 
> ramps sailing just past Cleveland eastbound and
turning back 
> 
>
http://www.nabble.com/file/p18814437/PICT0013.jpg 
> 
>
This last image forms the basis for one of a couple questions I have for

> the 
> group. There are two possible ways of mounting
the bimini. One, as we 
> did 
> yesterday, has the
continuous frame piece forward and the two jointed 
> frame 
> sections aft. The other would be just the opposite. Is there a
right 
> way? 
> 
> Second, when retrieving
Muireann, at a comparatively steep ramp, the bow 
> met 
>
the trailer post right at the winch at about the level of the rubrail, 
> just 
> below. After strapping to the winch and tightening,
Muireann ended up 
> about 
> 10 inches back of the winch
once pulled from the water (slowly, just like 
> the GB folks told
us). My question is whether anyone has rigged 
> protection 
> for the bow from possible scrapes and bangs from the winch? It
looks like 
> Stan and company may be working on something, but
I'd like to rig at least 
> an interim solution ASAP and am
looking for ideas. I'm thinking a piece 
> of 
> carpet
covered plywood with a slot cut for the bow eye and some sort of 
> way 
> to secure it to the lower anchor mount would be a
good start. 
> 
> Mike Cheung .... s/v Muireann 93/04/08
Rhodes 22 
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