[Rhodes22-list] All tied up

[Hank]

Joe,

Look at the other boats in the marina and see how they are tied up.  Ask the
Marina Manager to give you some pointers.  3/8 line is enough for a rhodes
and makes it easier to put two lines on the single bow cleat.

Hank

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Ben:
> On poets: Pinskey is without rival (except, of course, for me).
> Springsteen, though he is a bit one-dimensional, even predictable, uses
> great "blue collar" imagery that depicts the middle-American struggle of
> growing up confused and unsure of the future.  His go-to theme of "the road"
> is classic American Modernism. The road out, the road away, the road to
> dreams, the road as escape from...and the road forward, boldly into the
> unknown. He is as American as Walt Whitman.
> On the docking matter:  I like your advice, which seems logical in my
> unschooled thinking process on boating.  On my floating finger dock, shared
> with a neighbor on one side, how tightly should I tie up?  Should I pull the
> boat tight to the fenders or leave a space to move?Muchas gracias. mi amigo.
> Joe
>
> --- On Tue, 6/8/10, BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] All tied up
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 8:53 PM
>
>
> Joe,
>
> If you meant "How do I approach the dock?" David has it covered (under
> power). If you get a good primer like "Sailing Fundamentals" by Jobson or
> "Basic Keelboat" from US Sailing they have great instructions for
> approaching under sail.
>
> If you meant, "What is the best way to attach the boat to the dock?" my
> vote
> is to use 1/2 inch lines. Use at least 4, and moor "side to" if you can
> (better for loading and unloading). Check out the Grog's Knots web site and
> learn to tie a bowline. If you can't moor "side to" I prefer to moor "bow
> on" (harder to board, but protects the engine).
>
> You're in fat city with a floating dock as you won't have to worry about
> rising and falling lake levels.
>
> Nice poem. Did I tell you I grew up only a few miles from the childhood
> homes of the two greatest poets of our generation? Robert Pinsky and Bruce
> Springsteen. Pinsky was from my home town of Long Branch, NJ and
> Springsteen
> is from Freehold, NJ.
>
> Enjoy the boat.
>
> BenC
> s/v Susan Kay
>
>
>
> Joe Camp wrote:
> >
> > Friends:
> >      I will not have my boat until the end of July, but no sense in
> > letting this question go:  I have never tied up at a slip before.  Mine
> > will be on a lake, in a protected marina and is a floating dock.  Please
> > give me some advice on the best way to accomplish this seemingly mundane
> > task.  Poem follows.
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >      Me
> >
> >                                                             JJ Camp
> >
> > “I wish that Michael
> >
> > wasn’t dead,” she said to me
> >
> > on a day after he was gone.
> >
> > “Something’s wrong!
> >
> > I love—
> >
> > I loved him Dad,
> >
> > but I can’t cry.
> >
> > So tell me why
> >
> > I even said
> >
> > I was his friend,
> >
> > if I can’t cry.”
> >
> >
> >
> > “And would you cry—
> >
> > Dad—
> >
> > you know—
> >
> > if it was me
> >
> > instead of Mike?”                                    1993
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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