[Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?

[David Bradley]

Rummy, it's those faint gray lines on a chart next to the words "watch yore
ass".

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:43 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> What,
> What's a traffic lane? I don't believe I've ever seen any lanes marked off
> on Lake Hartwell. Don't the waves screw up the painted lane markings?
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 11/17/2009 9:39:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>  dwbrad at gmail.com writes:
>
> Ben, you  could use the blocks on your spreader to raise a radar
> reflector if you  were sailing in or near  in traffic lanes.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On  11/17/09, BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  My boat came from Stan with a nice little pulley set-up on the
>  starboard
> > spreader, but I have been hesitant to fly the US ensign from  there
> because
> > it is really not "proper". The US ensign goes on the  stern staff, or
> back
> > stays as folks have noted. I did see a nice "Mt  Gay Rum" burgee once and
> > thought it would be cool to fly that on the  spreader (I don't belong to
> a
> > yacht club). I did think of Rummy when I  saw it but since it was in
> Jersey
> > on a power boat I figured it  couldn't be him. Do we have an R-22 Fleet
> > burgee I could fly? Anybody  have a suggestion for my use of the pulley
> on
> > the spreader (other than  to hang pirates)??
> >
> > BenCittadino
> > s/v Susan  Kay
> >
> >
> >
> > david.walker5  wrote:
> >>
> >> There is nothing meaningless about the US Yacht  Ensign. It, along with
> the
> >> USPS ensign are completely  apprppopriate for US boat.
> >>
> >> The US flag from the  spreader is known as a courtesy flag. Any boat in
> >> foreign waters  flys the flag of the local country from the stbd
> spreader
> >>
> >> Dave
> >> Sent from my Verizon  Wireless BlackBerry
> >>
> >> -----Original  Message-----
> >> From: Rick  <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> >> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009  16:10:04
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email  List<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Subject: Re:  [Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?
> >>
> >>  Greg,
> >>
> >> You don't even need micro blocks.  Just cut  a piece of the plastic
> tubing
> >> used to protect your sails from  chafing on the stays to the vertical
> >> length
> >> of your  flag, then tie the flag to the port back stay with plastic
> cable
> >>  ties at each end of the tubing.  Use another piece of tubing to slide
> and
> >> support the flag-tubing assembly up the stay a few  feet.
> >>
> >> I presume you will be flying a standard US flag  to show both boat and
> crew
> >> are American.  If you fly a yacht  ensign, it is meaningless.
> >>
> >> BTW, flying the US flag  from the starboard spreader indicates the boat,
> >> crew
> >>  or both are not American; but you have registered with Homeland
> Security.
> >> If you are not registered, it gives the Coast Guard good  reason to
> board.
> >> Those of us who sail near what was once the  longest fortified border in
> >> the
> >> world learn that  lesson pretty quick.
> >>
> >> Rick
> >>
> >> On  Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Greg PA <baywindgroup at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I want to have a better way  to fly a flag. I have looked in the
> archives,
> >>>  but
> >>> really don't want to drill a hole in a spreader. I saw  that Bob has
> his
> >>> on
> >>> the backstay of Ruba and  that looked like a good spot. With the mast
> down
> >>>  it
> >>> will be easy to put a micro blocks high on each stay. Any  problems
> with
> >>> this
> >>> or any better  ideas?
> >>>
> >>> -----
> >>> Greg  PA
> >>> s/v Serenity
> >>> 79 Rhodes 22
> >>>  North East MD
> >>>
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