[Rhodes22-list] Mooring or slip info

Stephen Staum snstaum at gmail.com
Fri Aug 5 22:19:15 EDT 2011


Can any Rhodies in NY metro or NJ advise on inexpensive moorings or  
slips available for my cousin Joe?  He currently sails on Lake  
Hopatcong but enjoys ocean sailing w me better.

Stephen Staum
87 R22, Carol Lee
Needham, MA

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On Aug 5, 2011, at 8:32 AM, Sling <daysails at aol.com> wrote:

>
> I tried to get an answer to this question on the list but the index  
> is under
> construction.  I have the power motor lift and would like to know in  
> what
> position I should leave the motor when not in use.  I have a wet  
> slip and
> leave the boat in the water.  I have been keeping the motor in the up
> position (out of the water) partly because I enjoy the pushing the  
> remote
> and impressing by standers.  I wonder if the motor’s weight puts mor 
> e stress
> on the system when in the up position and therefore I should keep in  
> the
> down position (in the water} when left at the dock for weeks at a  
> time.  I
> have the boat in fresh water.   As an aside, I really enjoy the ease  
> of this
> system but twice now I have accidentally pressed the remote.  Once  
> when I
> sat on it while it was in my pocket and once when I knelt on it as I  
> was
> working on the engine.  I now keep it on the “secret” shelf when  
> not in use.
> Thanks for any suggestions on the ups and downs of motor lifts.
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