[Rhodes22-list] Hammock

[elle]

Lee,

What a grand idea....open the bimini & you're all set.

elle

We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

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


--- On Mon, 1/12/09, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

> From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hammock
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: 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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