[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Questions-standard sails

[Mary Lou Troy]

Rob & Jerry's posts bring to mind another of the R22 virtues. It does 
very well under power. Back when we were weekend cruising we would 
often have a nice day's sail , a nice overnight anchored out 
somewhere and no wind to sail back the following day. With a nice 
quiet four-stroke outboard we've never minded motoring in the R22. 
It's not sailing but it's the next best thing. Some of my most 
memorable "sails" were actually calm glassy mornings motoring back home.

Mary Lou

At 03:39 PM 7/5/2011, you wrote:
>Rob,
>
>   I second that. Last week I took my BIL's neighbor out for a sail on Lake
>Norman,the wind was light and spotty.I had both sails in and out 4 times
>in a 3 hour sail. when we got back to the dock he said"I heard sailing
>was alot of work,but you didn't seam to be working to hard." Being a
>power boater he asked how much gas I used a day(we'd motored about 2
>hours of the tour).He had a hard time believing I'd been on the lake 5
>days and only used 1.5 gallons.
>My last boat,a Com-Pac 16,had standard sails. If my wife or a friend
>didn't want to go sailing with me,most of the time I would'nt go by
>myself.With the Rhodes,it's not enough work to worry about.Much quicker
>and safer,too.
>
>Jerry Lowe
>
>
> > Ron,
> > I've got a '76 model with standard main and hank on jib.  I would highly
> > recommend the IMF and furling jib.  You'll do a lot more sailing with
> > them.  I've been known just to motor around our lake rather than put up
> > the sails due to the effort involved.  Or maybe I'm just plain lazy.  My
> > sailing association is threatening to revoke my membership if they don't
> > see my sails more. - rob
> >
> >
> > S/V Getaway
> > 1976 Rhodes 22
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Ron Jewett
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 1:09 PM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Questions
> >
> > I plan on sailing Lake Erie since I live in Ohio and when given the
> > opportunity the other Great Lakes as the opportunity presents itself.
> >
> > I appreciate all of your answers.
> >
> > How well does the IMF work and what do you need to do to keep it working
> > properly?
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > --
> > Ron Jewett
> > What's so amazing about him?
> > Are you kidding?
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