[Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor lift

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Fri Nov 13 16:12:39 EST 2009 

Art,

Bob Manry never sought fame.  A few days after he left in "Tinkerbell" for
England, his colleagues at the newspaper put his story on the news wire.
His notoriety grew from there.  As the torments of fame weighed down the
family, Manry uses an advance on a book deal to buy a larger boat so he can
take the family cruising full time along the East Coast for a year.  His
teenage son and daughter get into drugs at some of the more seedy ports they
visit.  A year after they get back from the cruise, Manry's wife dies in a
car accident.  He couldn't handle the kids by himself, so he marries a
friend of his late wife who the kids hate.  Two month later, Manry dies of a
heart attack.

Pretty much a sad story after he crossed the Atlantic.

Rick

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Arthur H. Czerwonky <
czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Rick,
>
> If you google 'Manry Family' there are a series of movie clips on his
> voyage, and some interviews and filmed reports and interviews from the
> 'Plain Dealer' that are interesting.  I may be able to use some of these for
> my students this year - who knows, maybe some future sailors?
>
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Nov 11, 2009 11:57 PM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor lift
> >
> >Caesar,
> >
> >If you ever get to Cleveland, check out "Tinkerbell" where she sits to
> this
> >day in a park near where Manry lived in Wickliffe, a suburb east of the
> >city.  I worked with him as a copy boy at the Cleveland Press after he got
> >back from England.  Unfortunately, the notoriety messed him up, along with
> >his family.
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Rummy,
> >>
> >> I just finished reading My Old Man and the Sea, the story of a father
> and
> >> son, David and Daniel Hays who sailed 17,000 miles across the pacific,
> >> around Cape Horn and up the Atlantic in a 25ft boat.  Also read  Robert
> >> Manry's Tinkerbelle , the story of the smallest boat to ever cross the
> >> Atlantic nonstop. I believe he did it in 78 days, in a Modified
> Montgomery
> >> 13. 13.5 ft to be exact.  I am presently reading for the second time An
> >> Ocean to Ourselves, by Harold La Borde, a Trinidadian who built a 27ft
> Ketch
> >> and sailed to England.  He saw the coast of Cornwall after 50 days.
> >>
> >> Now I have no such heroics in mind, but it fun to reflect on the
> exploits
> >> and accomplishments of others, and to wonder what it would be like to
> >> attempt something like that.  For sure there are many people who are
> >> living the cruising lifestyle; Mary Lou just gave us an example.  When I
> >> become and "empty nester," it would be one of the options on the table.
> >>
> >> I appreciate all the thoughts and imputs on living the cruising
> lifestyle
> >> for a few years.  Keep the imputs coming, after all, sailing season is
> over
> >> for most of us.
> >>
> >> Caesar
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 5:38:52 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor lift
> >>
> >> Caesar,
> >> Dreaming and doing are two different things. The dream of long  distance
> >> sailing is much different than the reality of being at sea and out of
>  site
> >> of
> >> land for extended periods. There is much to learn about, especially the
> >> weather. Then there are the different customs check ins along the way,
> >> pirates,  total loss of wind and a bunch of things I can't even begin to
> >> think of
> >> right  now.
> >>
> >> Rummy
> >>
> >> Rummy
> >>
> >>
> >> In a message dated 11/11/2009 4:13:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >> caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com writes:
> >>
> >> Stan,  Rummy,
> >>
> >> What does one who is dreaming, and desiring to sail to the  Caribbean
> and
> >> other exotic far away places  do?
> >>
> >> Caesar
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From:  stan <stan at rhodes22.com>
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 9:03:16  AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor lift
> >>
> >> of course  now there is the Catalina 25 GB Conversion choice
> >>
> >> ss
> >>
> >> -----  Original Message -----
> >> From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> >> To:  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:53  AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor lift
> >>
> >>
> >> >  Caesar,
> >> > Beware of the bigger boat envy. I know many people that have  been on
> the
> >> > list that made the move to bigger boats. Many came back to  the Rhodes
> >> and
> >> > the
> >> > others wish they could. Sail with friends  if they have bigger boats,
> but
> >> I
> >> > like  to single hand whenever  possible. Bigger boats require crew and
> >> then
> >> > you are stuck sailing on  their schedules or not sailing at all.
> That's
> >> why
> >> > you  see many  bigger boats that stay tied up at the dock year after
> year
> >> > and never  go  out.
> >> >
> >> > Rummy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated  11/10/2009 5:22:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >> > caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com  writes:
> >> >
> >> > Thanks  Rummy.
> >> > For two more horsepower  than you, I'm carrying approximately 50 more
> >> lbs
> >> > with electric  start.  Hmm.
> >> >
> >> > My sailing skill and practice  presently does not allow me to
> recognize
> >> > the
> >> > difference that  extra weight  makes.  Once the boat is moving because
> of
> >> > the  wind I'm happy.  If  and when I start racing however, it  may.
> >> >
> >> > I hope by the  time I"m ready for a new motor, I'm  also ready for a
> much
> >> > bigger  boat.
> >> >
> >> >  Caesar
> >> > Gentle  Breeze
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >  ________________________________
> >> > From:  "R22RumRunner at aol.com"  <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> >> >
> >> > To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> > Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 1:40:00  AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor  lift
> >> >
> >> > Caesar,
> >> > The motor is a 8 BHP Tohatsu, 2 stroke  without electric  start. It's
> >> easy
> >> > to
> >> > start  with  just half of a pull. It's slightly  louder than a four
> >> stroke
> >> > and  burns a little more gas, but I love  it. Two thirds throttle will
> >> > bring
> >> > the  boat to hull speed around 6  mph. I have  never been at a lack
> for
> >> > power,
> >> > even in  high winds  and  heavy waves.
> >> >
> >> > Rummy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In a  message dated 11/9/2009 3:48:09 P.M.  Eastern Standard Time,
> >> >  caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com  writes:
> >> >
> >> > Rummy,
> >> >
> >> > 48  lbs!  What's the horsepower of that  motor,  and how well does  it
> >> move
> >> > Rum Runner?  On a lake you  don't have current  to deal with, but at
> 48
> >> > lbs
> >> > you
> >> > are making us  with 100 lbs plus motor think we  are carrying excess
> wait
> >> >  and  horsepower.
> >> >
> >> > Caesar
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >  ________________________________
> >> > From:  "R22RumRunner at aol.com"  <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> >> > To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> > Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 10:05:01  AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor  lift
> >> >
> >> > Lee,
> >> >>From the photos I don't see anything that  looks  unusual. You may
> have
> >> > found
> >> > the answer yourself.  An electric winch  motor  draws a lot of
> amperage.
> >> >  Your
> >> > battery needs to be fully  charged and fresh  for it to  provide
> >> sufficient
> >> > power  to  operate the lift. I don't  see  that 135 lbs would be to
> much
> >> > weight
> >> > for the  lift motor, but then my  Tohatsu weighs in at a hefty  48
> >> pounds.
> >> > Try
> >> > spraying a  little WD40  on the  underside of  the lift belt.
> >> >
> >> >  Rummy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated  11/9/2009  10:38:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >> > LKUHN at cnmc.org  writes:
> >> >
> >> >  http://old.nabble.com/file/p26268434/At%2BEase%2B10-5-09%2B020.jpg
> >> >
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