[Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor lift
Arthur H. Czerwonky
czerwonky at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 13 19:55:47 EST 2009
Rick,
Thanks for the fill-in. That really is a sad outcome for his bold and daring initiative. It takes a unique individual to crave the lonesome life of blue water sailing. I'd enjoy a simpler coastal adventure, but the wife really has no interest, probably very few would.
Art
-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 13, 2009 4:12 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now electric motor lift
>
>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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