[Rhodes22-list] great 24 hours on the water, some innovation, some problem
Tom Hogarty
tjhogarty at gmail.com
Mon Sep 7 11:25:42 EDT 2009
I stored my boards under the bench, but they got wet there. Now they are in
the V berth. This tarp from Piragis is a good fit for the Rhodes.
http://www.boundarywaterscatalog.com/browse.cfm/4,7542.html If you
pre-tie short lines on the loops, you can get shelter very quickly. It
stores in a very small bag. I prefer the tent for overnight because it is
bug proof.
Tom
Stephen Staum wrote:
>
> FYI, I cut 11 x 4" boards to length with a piece of 1/4" round stock
> tacked to @ end to lock into the trough on the cockpit benches & fill
> the entire footwell. With Bimini above (& tarp over it in inclement
> weather) no boom room is needed. Bungeed together boards store in 2
> stacks under the cockpit bench when not in use.
>
> Stephen Staum
> 87 Rhodes 22, Carol Lee
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 6, 2009, at 7:17 PM, Tom Hogarty <tjhogarty at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Ron,
>> Sorry, water damage to my point and shoot and not yet replaced it.
>> The set
>> up is easy to picture though. Boards across the seats to make a
>> platform.
>> Freestanding tent. It all fit nicely under the bimini. There are
>> several
>> light weight back packing tents that would work. We faced the tent
>> door to
>> the cabin. I just used the Mountain Hardware Light Wedge 2.
>> Tom (looking for new camera)
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron Singerman-2 wrote:
>>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> Any chance to see some pictures of your cockpit tent set-up.
>>> Sounds like
>>> a
>>> great idea.
>>>
>>>>> ron<<
>>> S/V Serenity
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tom Hogarty" <tjhogarty at gmail.com>
>>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 6:14 PM
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] great 24 hours on the water, some
>>> innovation,
>>> some
>>> problem
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Rhode River fireworks were last night. Best display that I
>>>> have seen
>>>> in
>>>> years, set off from a barge just opposite Cadle Creek. We anchored
>>>> early,
>>>> the sky was clear, the moon rose full, the wind was still and
>>>> Morning
>>>> Star
>>>> our most comfortable home. I really nagged Stan about a LED anchor
>>>> light,
>>>> and am very happy he talked me out of spending a few more hundred on
>>>> purchase and installation. We found a $10 LED lantern at Target,
>>>> and I
>>>> got
>>>> out my fly rod with a 10 foot 4x leader with 3 lead shot on the tip,
>>>> threaded it through a drinking straw, and eased that trough a
>>>> small block
>>>> on
>>>> the spreader. I let the line loose and the lead shot pulled the
>>>> line
>>>> through the block, then tied that to a small line and pulled it back
>>>> through
>>>> the block, and up went my LED anchor light. Worked great. I
>>>> estimate
>>>> there
>>>> were 200 boats anchored for the display, many headed south on the
>>>> intercoastal. We camped in the cockpit, filled in with oak
>>>> boards, and
>>>> sleeping in a Mountain Hardware Light Wedge 2 tent. It fit the
>>>> space
>>>> perfectly, and was very comfortable, had great netting to let in
>>>> fresh
>>>> air
>>>> and a view of the night sky, and was bug and if needed,
>>>> rainproof. It
>>>> weighs slightly over 5 pounds, and stores in a small bag; I no
>>>> longer see
>>>> a
>>>> need for a boom room. Sleeping in the cockpit in the tent allowed
>>>> us to
>>>> use
>>>> the pop-top enclosed cabin as a kitchen, den, and bathroom. I am
>>>> 5'10
>>>> and
>>>> 220# and I do not fit in the designated lavatory. Using a PETT
>>>> toilet in
>>>> the cabin with the pop top door closed, I was very comfortable. I
>>>> think
>>>> this is much easier than pumping out, or cleaning a portapotti.
>>>> After a good nights sleep and proper breakfast, we went and sailed
>>>> down
>>>> to
>>>> the mouth of the West River. Winds were a little high, so I
>>>> lowered the
>>>> boom.
>>>> PROBLEM: On the way back I tried to raise the boom, but the spring
>>>> loaded
>>>> pin seemed to shear off. So now the boom is stuck in the down
>>>> position.
>>>> This is the same pin that was broken on my old Rhodes that I sold
>>>> last
>>>> year.
>>>> That pin was missing so I was able to fasten a bolt to hold up the
>>>> boom.
>>>> This one is sheared and is stuck. The archives are not helpful with
>>>> this,
>>>> though it seems unfortunately common, at least to me. Any help is
>>>> appreciated. The best of the season is yet to come.
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