[Rhodes22-list] All tied up (For Hank)

Thu Jun 10 10:46:57 EDT 2010

Don't sweat it.  We've all been there.  It's surprising though how often
folks will overlook talking to the marina.  They have a vested interest in
making sure you know how to properly secure your boat, plus they are experts
with the local knowledge IRT to tides/winds, etc.

Hank

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hank:
> Great advice; boy, do I feel dumb(er).
> Joe
>
> --- On Wed, 6/9/10, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] All tied up
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 11:57 AM
>
> 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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