[Rhodes22-list] Cup Holder update

[Leland]

Chris,

Tough call.  So many things to consider.  Time to get to the marina from
your house; time to get to a good sailing area from your slip; cost; quality
of marina and your individual slip; neighbors, etc.

Here's a good website with ariel views of most marinas:  http://marinas.com/

My boat is at Castle Harbor Marina.  Nicer facility than I need but the
price is reasonable at $1,900/year.  Quick access to the Chester River,
which is the best sailing area I've been in.  I only went through Kent
Narrows once when I delivered my boat, but if I were a cruiser I would use
it to visit St. Michaels and Oxford.

Herrington Harbor is nice with a huge number of sailboats.  You've had some
higher than average winds.  I think you'll find much less wind through July
and August.  If you MapQuest the time from your home to Herrington Harbor
and Kent Island, you might find there isn't much difference in travel time. 
Keep in mind that there must be a reason why Herrington Harbor is one of the
most popular sailboat marinas in the world.

The Rhode River is very scenic and protected.  It is busy with other boats
and crabpots and you will get to practice more tacking.  Holiday Hills
Marina is a great value and may have a few slips available.

Good luck!

Lee



cowie wrote:
> 
> Lee
> What do you think of sailing out of the rhode river.  My boat is at
> herrington harbor north and while I have direct access to the bay the
> rhode river is probably a lot more scenic.  I have also found on a number
> of occasions too much wind on the bay when the rhode river would probably
> be more protected.  I beleive you keep your boat at kent island?  What is
> the facility like?  Do you end up going thru the bridge very often?  
> 
> 
> 
> Leland wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Chris,
>> 
>> Tom and Alice were gracious enough to take me out on their "new"
>> recycled Rhodes (sure looks new) on Saturday.  We came out into the
>> Chesapeake from the Rhode River so we could have easily seen each other
>> had we tried.
>> 
>> "...can fits perfectly into the table leg base."  All that beer drank on
>> my boat and no one ever thought to stick their can there, but they
>> certainly complained about my lack of cupholders.  Can't wait to try it
>> out.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Lee
>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>> Kent Island, MD
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cowie [mailto:ccowie at cowieassociates.com] 
>> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:33 AM
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Cup Holder update
>> 
>> 
>> I went out sailing on the Chesapeake bay Saturday and had a great close
>> hauled sail across the bay.  I recently posted a question about cup
>> holders
>> and recieved a lot of great replies and ideas, droped a few hints with
>> my
>> kids and the admiral for fathers day.  In the mean time I found Stans
>> built
>> in beer can holder.  The base of the can fits perfectly into the table
>> leg
>> base.  Note sure how much heel it would take to slide out but worked
>> pretty
>> well for me Saturday.
>> 
>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p24036977/IMG_4599r.jpg 
>> 
>> 
>> During my sail back across the bay the wind died down to almost nothing
>> so I
>> played around with deploying the bimini.  I found that the boom was just
>> about resting on the top of the bimini so I took in a bit on the topping
>> lift.  Is this typicaly required to adjust the topping lift with the
>> bimini
>> deployed?  the topping lift seems to have taken pressure off the clew of
>> the
>> main sail and the shackle that attaches the clew to the main down haul
>> came
>> loose.  I notice this as the main started to flap in the little bit of
>> breeze.  I couldn't get the shackle to close so I pinched it with a pair
>> of
>> plyers and now it doesn't feel very secure.  I suppose I should stretch
>> the
>> shackle apart so it has some friction on the pin when closed.
>> 
>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p24036977/IMG_4617r.jpg 
>> 
>> Another maintanance item I noticed is that my forward stay seems too
>> loose. 
>> I can easily shake the furling headsail back and forth.  I undertand the
>> furling headsail has a furling drum that can be pushed up to access the
>> turnbuckle that needs to be tightened however I could not get the "luff
>> support pin" to pull out in order to raise the drum.  I don't want to
>> break
>> anything but assume I need to try and pull the pin with a pair of
>> plyers. 
>> Has anyone else run into a stubborn pin?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p24036977/furling_drum.jpg 
>> 
>> I am having a lot of fun with my new boat and enjoy trying to balance
>> the
>> sails and the tiller lock for hands free sailing.  Enclosed is a shot of
>> my
>> gps as the boat sails itself across the bay.
>> 
>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p24036977/IMG_4602r.jpg 
>> 
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