[Rhodes22-list] Hammock

[Michael D. Weisner]

Lee,

I never thought of single handed hammock sailing before!

Since you can easily reach the tiller over your head, with the mainsheet in 
hand, access to the jib sheets as you rock left and right, and a mirror in 
just the right place to enable you to view over the poptop and this could be 
a whole new way to sail!  The only problem is that you might spill a drink. 
I have a couple of months to work on that.

Nice idea even when at anchor.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "Leland" <LKUHN at cnmc.org> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:43 AM
>
> Jerry, Art & Chet,
>
> I tried inserting an image but it said my 1.9MB pictures were too large. 
> I
> checked about 20 related picture-posting-troubleshooting posts in the
> archives and none helped, including Ed's.  Let's see if posting them on 
> the
> Web works:
>
> http://www.msnusers.com/Rhodes22-AtEase/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2
> http://www.msnusers.com/Rhodes22-AtEase/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2
>
> The first picture should be just the hammock; the next one the hammock is
> supporting my 150 pound son; on the last one it is supporting me (weight
> more than 150 pounds).
>
> I tied the forward end of the hammock around the mast above a cleat.  I 
> tied
> the aft end around the middle of the stern rail.  The stern rail flexed a
> little when I got in the hammock, but it seemed plenty sturdy to support 
> my
> weight.  If there's a concern about damaging the stern rail, you could tie
> the hammock next to the stern rail support by the ladder, or rig a line 
> from
> the ring eyes on the stern.
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
> chetc wrote:
>>
>> I am a devout hammock camper and have given a little thought to how this
>> could be accomplished. I think you could hang a hammock from the mast to 
>> a
>> bridle attached between the back stays...a Hennessy hammock might be the
>> way to go here, since enter through a slit in the bottom of the hammock
>> and have a bug net and rain fly attached.
>>
>> Of course, this assumes you are talking about a hammock for humans rather
>> than a gear hammock (our rhodes has a gear hammock attached to the
>> pegboard in the fore peak.
>>
>> Let me know what you come up with!
>>
>> Chet
>>
>>
>>
>> cjlowe-2 wrote:
>>>
>>> Has anybody used a hammock on their Rhodes-22?
>>>
>>> Jerry Lowe
>>>
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