[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22, Lake Washington

[David Bradley]

Hi Eric.  Welcome to the list.  I have a newer R22 moored at Seattle
Marina on north side of Lake Union.  Happy to show you around and/or
go for a sail.  If you are looking for a good launch site in Seattle
to get onto Lake Washington I'd suggest Magnuson Park.  Wide open, no
power lines, plenty of parking (except on a Saturday morning).  It's
off Sand Point Way in NE Seattle.

Dave


On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:31 AM, Eric Nelson <errorinspelling at gmail.com> wrote:
> My wife and I started sailing in American Lake for the first weekend. Even
> with no sailing experience I found that American lake was somewhat confined
> for my spirited little Rhodes. Add to the fact that there is a plethora of
> Power Boats and PWC's that have no concept that a sailboat can't just power
> down, or make any arbitrary turn and keep on going. Well at least I sure
> couldn't. Since then We've been launching out of Solo point just South East
> of Kentron Island's southern tip and sailing North. There is no Launching,
> of course there is no dock either, so launching the Rhodes is a little
> tricky. Each trip has been an adventure and filled with many instances of
> "Oh! so that's how that works" or "Hey! That's what that is for!" I have
> only been on the water for about a month now and mostly on the weekends.
>
> I suppose this is as good of an opportunity as any to fully introduce my
> family and my sailboat "What Next". So Here goes.
>
> Hi! as you all know my name is Eric, my wife is Kim and I have three
> children Kayla, Kari, and Liam. My oldest unfortunately is has little
> interest in sailing, but my wife, middle daughter, and son tolerate it with
> some interest. I happened across an add on Craigslist for a '78 Rhodes 22
> for $2500 that needed a little work. I figured what the heck, I've always
> wanted a boat and fuel prices are absurd for running a powerboat. She was in
> actually rather nice condition for her age so off I went. Since buying her
> I've completely ripped out all the wiring, and relocated the power panel,
> and will be doing it again as I have found that I have had some serious
> misconceptions about corrosion control and affects of wiring on the compass.
> Other electrical items touched were the marine radio (Bad LCD display
> replaced with an LED display), a new mast mounted antenna, new bilge pumps
> and switches, Dual battery connections (But still need a battery selector
> switch and high current breaker). The mainsail and Genoa had to be resewn,
> and my poor little yard sale JC Penny sewing machine was barely up to the
> task but got it done none the less. After a couple weekends sailing I found
> the mainsail would not take a good shape and after doing a little research
> had found that my bolt rope had shrunk almost 2 feet. So I replaced that and
> did some structural upgrades to the tack head and clew while I was at it.
> All told I went from getting about 5.* knot max to reaching about 6.* on a
> good wind and Saturday out by Shilshole Bay We were holding about 7.4 -
> 7.6 knots water speed. We haven't had to many bad problems so far, just a
> jammed keel which was fixed with a quick little swim, and a trashed roller
> furling due to some miscommunication while lowering the mast. Hood Yacht
> Systems though still carried parts and we were able to salvage it and get
> the roller furling back into service. During a quick haul out at 3:00 in the
> morning just before a lightning storm hit I did manage to fracture my wheel
> studs leading to a complete tire loss, oops! All this though becomes little
> lessons learned and in the long run will make me a better sailor.
>
> Oh and about the name, it was not intended to be something disparaging. It
> was inadvertently named by my wife, from her reaction when I told her I had
> bought something new. I like to think of "What Next" as being ready to go
> and looking forward to new adventures, but most seasoned sailor's I have ran
> into say it is a very appropriate name for a sailboat or any boat. (What
> ever that means. ;)  )
>
> As for sailing in the Puget Sound Next Wednesday I am looking at launching
> from Point Defiance or maybe another port further up and closer to Seattle
> And do a an overnighter or two. I would love to meet up with other Rhodes
> owners in the area and really see how you have made things work on your boat
> as I am sure I have a few things done COMPLETELY wrong. Hey! Why can't a
> ratchet strap work as a boom vang? ;)
>
> Well Everyone Take care and will be sending pictures later today if anyone
> is interested.
>
> Eric.
> S/V "What Next"
> 1978 Rhodes 22 Continental
>
> On 8/24/08, Steve <stevej78 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Eric,
>>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> I'm in Bellevue WA. and sail in Lake Washington.  David Bradley in Seattle
>> keeps his Rhodes 22 in Lake Union.  David's email is dwbrad at gmail.com. If
>> you would like to contact him.
>>
>> Are you sailing in the Puget Sound?  I haven't ventured out into the Sound
>> yet.  One of my goals is to sail over to Kingston one of these days.  I
>> would like to get together and see your Rhodes.  Fort Lewis area is only 45
>> minutes from our home in Bellevue.  Please give me a call on my cell
>> (206-300-3272) when you have a chance.  I'm going to try to go out sailing
>> this morning if there is some wind on Lake Washington.
>>
>> Steve Jacobs
>>
>> Bellevue WA.
>>
>> 206-300-3272
>>
>>
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