[Rhodes22-list] Missing hammock...

Art Czerwonky a_czerwonky at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 11 16:31:05 EST 2009


Rick,

Ask Stan about the Rhodes 22 Cruising Hammock Option.

Art

--- On Wed, 11/11/09, KUHN, LELAND <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

> From: KUHN, LELAND <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 2:58 PM
> I'll make sure I let him know!
> 
> Leland V. Kuhn
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
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> On Behalf Of Rick
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:33 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever
> 
> Lee,
> 
> That boat seems to be missing a critical part--a hammock.
> 
> Rick
> 
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Caesar,
> >
> > I definitely agree with Rummy on this one. 
> Bigger boats certainly
> have
> > advantages over our Rhodes, but the most significant
> one to me would
> be
> > overnight comfort and ability for lengthy
> voyages.  It just doesn't
> seem
> > like many people have the time for cruises that last
> more than a
> weekend.
> > Even the retirees down at my marina don't take their
> yachts out much.
> >
> > Sailing small boats is just so much simpler and so
> much more fun.
> >
> > I just posted some pictures of Art, Allison, and I
> sailing that were
> taken
> > by a friend of mine.  While he was photographing
> us, we were
> photographing
> > him:
> >
> > http://old.nabble.com/file/p26307105/At%2BEase%2B10-5-09%2B003.jpg
> > At+Ease+10-5-09+003.jpg
> >
> > http://old.nabble.com/file/p26307105/At%2BEase%2B10-5-09%2B009.jpg
> > At+Ease+10-5-09+009.jpg
> >
> > Dan has a Freedom30 and I love his boat.  30'
> foot is not that big and
> it
> > is
> > designed for easy singlehandling.  Self-tacking
> jib.  It sails well
> with
> > just the mainsail.  Lazy jacks.  All lines
> lead to easy reach of the
> helm.
> > No stays or shrouds supporting the mast.  Yet
> with all these
> conveniences
> > it
> > still takes a significant amount of time and energy to
> uncover the
> main,
> > untie it, and try to keep the boat pointed into the
> wind to raise the
> > mainsail.  Taking the sail back in and putting it
> away takes longer.
> Try
> > reefing a big mainsail in high winds.  Sailing
> his boat singlehanded
> if far
> > easier than getting it in and out of his slip without
> help.  He can do
> it
> > but it's a tremendous amount of effort compared to our
> small boats.
> It's
> > just as easy to manhandle our boats in and out of
> slips as it is to
> motor
> > in
> > and out.
> >
> > Smaller boats than a Rhodes22 are more fun to sail;
> but then the
> sailing
> > can
> > wear you out, get you wet, and cause you to spill your
> beer.  Can't
> have
> > that.
> >
> > As Goldilocks would say, "Ahhh, this boat is just
> right!"
> >
> > Lee
> > 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> > Kent Island, MD
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