[Rhodes22-list] FL Sailing Trip
KUHN, LELAND
LKUHN at cnmc.org
Tue May 12 11:48:21 EDT 2009
Bob: Great post and good pictures of the boomroom.
Art: I heard you were having a Memorial Day sale. What's the current
price? Can you make one in Army colors?
Lee
1986 Rhodes22 At Ease
Kent Island, MD
-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur H. Czerwonky [mailto:czerwonky at earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 9:46 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] FL Sailing Trip
Bob,
I really appreciate the good words on the BoomRoom, by phone last
weekend, and here by email. It probably sounds sappy, but it made my
day to hear your cruise went so well and your BR so well used.
What you describe, Mike, is how I have used my enclosure on Mary Jane,
which is IMF. A nice side of having a support tube assembly, like a
second boom except fixed to the boat, is the ability to sail with a full
rig, IMF or Conventional, or motor, and with a large bimini in place
full-time. While quite a large shaded area results, it does not have
the negative 'sail effect' of most biminis, which can fill like a
parachute when the boat is heeled over. This can really throw off the
balance. The BR top is designed with two flat surfaces, and on my test
sailing on the Chesapeske, after the '07 Annapolis show, I found it
would spill the wind instead of capturing it. I didn't know just how
nicely it worked until that sailing, very heavy wind and wave action.
Isn't it nice not to have to fight the tiller!
The lighting. I have supplied a remote control 'chandelier' (as Rex
Henthorn's fleet skippers called it) which connects with ease to the
bimini cover without having to have wires and hookups. He will tell you
it was handy finding his boat on it's mooring while everyone else was
random motoring. His story to me was a good laugh. They named his BR
the Ballroom. I have found another good LED option fron B&D which can
be either dim or quite bright, but unwired, so as to maintain
simplicity. Low amps also. I hope someone uses the cockpit sleeping
rig like the one from Stan, Overnight in the cockpit is sheer luxury
versus the close cabin. Stan's seating layout and adaptability is
genius. I may set mine up in Annapolis this October - cool as you want,
warm as you wish. Hot dogs on the house...
Hey, what it's about is using the full capability of this spectacular
pocket cruiser! Maybe even get the ladies excited too.
Chow,
Art
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
>Sent: May 11, 2009 2:41 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] FL Sailing Trip
>
>Bob,
>
>Looks like a real nice trip. Western FL in May is usually great
weather.
>Glad that you
>lucked out.
>
>I agree, the BR is a great addition. I am budgeting for one. Is there
a
>way to deploy the canopy so that it serves the place of a bimini (under
the
>boom)? I would love to get rid of the bimini but I roast in the sun.
>
>I have been wondering what kind of lighting you have in the BR. We use
a
>battery powered lantern which is nice, but not really bright enough. I
>would like to use LED rope lights along the BR frame. Has anyone found
a
>good source of rope lights that will run off 12V (rather than use the
>inefficient AC inverter power?) Art, have you made a BR with an
integral
>lighting system?
>
>As far as the ice goes, I freeze water in half-gallon milk containers
and
>they last for days, probably due to less surface area than ice cubes.
If
>the container fails, I just toss it in a recycling bin. I try to find
the
>ones with screw on caps so that they do not leak into the fridge box
since
>mine is also cracked. I doubt that it can be repaired, although you
may be
>able to place a membrane inside to stop the leaks from condensate. We
also
>freeze Poland Spring half-liter bottles right out of the Costco
packing.
>They also last a pretty long time. For box lunches, we just pack a
frozen
>bottle with the lunch to keep it cold and for drinking water at lunch
(if it
>is liquid.)
>
>Mike
>s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>Nissequogue River, NY
>
>From: "Bob Keller" Monday, May 11, 2009 1:55 PM
>
>Hello All,
>
>My wife and I just returned from a trailersailing trip to southwest
Florida
>last week and I wanted to share some findings and pictures with the
group.
>We drove from Richmond Hill, GA (near Savannah) to Punta Gorda, FL (100
>miles south of Tampa) on Saturday and it took us 7.5 hours (420 miles).
Art
>Czerwonky and Tom Simpson drove down to meet us at the municiple marina
and
>boat ramp called Laishley Park. It is a great facility and the day we
got
>there they were having a redfish tournament with professionals and ESPN
>coverage. Other than tight parking, it did not impact us at all. This
was
>our 6th trip there in the last 7 years, but the first time we went as
late
>as May and we were rewarded with perfect weather - highs in the mid
80's and
>winds were 10-15 knots, mostly out of the south (compared with the
typical
>15-25 knots we usually get in April). We spent 5 nights on the boat,
which
>we both agree is our limit. Went to Tween Waters on Captiva, Cabbage
Key
>and Boca Grande which has an outstanding new (since the hurricane of
'04)
>marina that is first rate. All the facilities we visited were rebuilt
in
>the past 5 years and were all in great condition. The sailing was
really
>great on this trip because we were able to sail with the poptop up and
the
>sails all unfurled which is the first time we have ever been able to do
that
>in FL. That said, let's get to our findings:
>
>
>
>
>This was the first trip we made with the Boom Room and it was the
biggest
>upgrade we have made to the trip. It makes overnighting on the boat
much
>nicer for a number of reasons. First is that it is modular in that you
can
>put up as much as you need and a little at a time. This makes assembly
>easier because you can do it gradually. Very easy to take down and put
up -
>after my second time I was putting it up in 10-15 minutes - the top
first
>which is a great sunshade for the cockpit. Then I would put up the bow
>screens and add the other panels as the sun moved to keep the cockpit
>comfortable. The side panels are lightweight materials and are very
easy to
>work with, ie: you do not break a sweat putting this up. The other
nice
>aspect is that when you wake up in the morning, the cockpit is not
covered
>with dew as it used to be. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but a dry
cockpit
>also stays cleaner - after a week the boat was just as clean as when we
>started. Last but not least, the Boom Room is very easy to stow and
store
>and does not take up a lot of space. The BR is a very nice addition
and I
>recommend it if anyone is going to be sleeping aboard for any amount of
>time.
>Due to the above, I will be selling my Pop-Top enclosure if anyone is
>interested. Very good condition - all snaps & screens intact.
>I think I got the idea on this list to actually fill up the icebox
>(ice-holder) for the fridge with water and freeze it before going on
such a
>trip. I tried this and actually froze it for a week before the trip
and it
>works amazingly well. The ice lasted for four days compared with 1 day
for
>ice cubes! Amazing in that this would last almost the whole trip. The
only
>problem was that my box cracked on the bottom, maybe due to it being
frozen
>or being old, so as the ice melted it got the carpet in the boat wet
and
>kept it that way. Anyone else ever have that happen? I am going to
try and
>fix it with silicone or maybe get a new one from Stan. I just hope the
new
>one won't crack from freezing also...
>This was the first time I tried out my new 150 genoa (vs. the old 175)
and
>it was a huge improvement. The boat pointed a lot better into the
wind,
>even when furled. The new sail does not slip over the furling tube
like the
>old ones did and I think the new design is much better. Just having a
new
>sail probably accounted for most of the improvement. Time will tell
but I
>expect this new sail will be much better on the coast where I sail
since I
>almost always had to furl the 175.
>I have given up on a dinghy for the R22. I had a Sea Eagle (6H)
inflatable
>and it was a PITA to carry (bulky) and then inflate once the anchor is
down.
>So I tried to tie it off to the stern rail and drag it behind me but it
>really was a lot of drag and it slowed us down quite a lot (I would say
by 1
>knot). Then I had patched a leak (on the seam of course) several years
ago
>and tested it out before we left and it was fine. Naturally when I
inflated
>it on day 1 the patch was leaking. Because of that I could not row it
very
>well against the wind at the anchorage. Finally when we got to the
marina I
>gave it away to some unlucky person. Glad to get that POS off the
boat.
>Not sure if anyone has the perfect inflatable for the R-22, but maybe a
>two-person inflatable kayak? It would have to be light, compact, easy
to
>inflate/deflate, durable and of course easy to row.
>
>
>That is pretty much it for this trip and these findings except that my
wife
>and I are realizing that one of the keys is to simplify and take less
with
>us rather than more. We've been taking too much of everything:
clothes,
>food and other stuff that are not needed. The simpler the better. I
now
>have her convinced to keep doing this twice a year, so October is the
next
>one.
>
>
>
>If I come up with any more "findings" I will post them.
>
>Bob K
>
>
>
>
>
>
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