[Rhodes22-list] Newbie questions Suppliers/Anchoring/Sail Balance

Tue Jun 5 11:54:56 EDT 2012

You have a stable (gaggle? minion? horde?) of Rabbis?  Who's on first?

Ron
On Jun 5, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Stephen Staum wrote:

> I personally prefer vodka or scotch but will christin my new ('83)  
> Carol Lee 2 w red wine in deference to the gods of sailing. One of my  
> Rabbis will come & offer blessing as well - might as well cover all  
> bases.
> 
> Stephen Staum
> Needham, MA
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jun 5, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> 
>> Rummy:
>> 
>> I understand your preference, but it is just that, a preference.  I
>> distinctly heard the gods smack their lips upon being offered wine...
>> 
>> cheers,
>> Shawn
>> 
>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:03 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> RED WINE is not an acceptable liquid for the naming/renaming  
>>> ritual. Rum,
>>> good quality rum is the ONLY liquid that is recognized by the gods.
>>> Anything
>>> less will bring fire and damnation upon your vessel.
>>> 
>>> Rummy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 6/4/2012 2:29:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> shawn.sustain at gmail.com writes:
>>> 
>>> Charles:
>>> 
>>> I used a  variation of ritual I  found
>>> here<http://www.rhodes22.org/blew_skies/naming.html>.
>>> I was  not sure about her previous name(s) so I just asked the Gods  
>>> to
>>> retire them  with honor.
>>> 
>>> 1. Good red wine.
>>> 2. Pour some on bow as libations to  Gods
>>> 3. Make your request for naming and protection.
>>> 4. Toast the  boat!
>>> 
>>> BTW -  Clean the bow quickly - Red wine  stains...
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Shawn
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 11:15 AM,  Charles Nieman
>>> <blue66corvette at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I am wanting/needing to change the name on my boat ..... have never
>>> been
>>>> clear on the proper proceedure. Can you describe and/or send me   
>>>> to a
>>> [place
>>>> to get the process described completely?
>>>> 
>>>> Charles
>>>> 98R22
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012  10:11:32 -0700
>>>>> From: shawn.sustain at gmail.com
>>>>> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Newbie  questions Suppliers/Anchoring/Sail
>>>> Balance
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi All:
>>>>> 
>>>>> First, let me thank you for your kind  welcome to the list! On  
>>>>> May 30th
>>> we
>>>>> poured a libation to Poseidon  and Aeolus to retire any previous  
>>>>> names
>>> of
>>>>> our boat and know her  henceforth as Sweet Baboo. ( I will forward
>>>>> pictures).
>>>>> 
>>>>> As I said I have a lot of questions. I looked in the archive  for
>>> answers
>>>>> but did not find anything about my first 3  questions:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1. Do you have a favorite source for  marine supplies? I just  
>>>>> drove 70
>>>> Miles
>>>>> to the closest  West marine store and , frankly, I was not  
>>>>> impressed.
>>> Nice
>>>>> folks,  but not much stock, expensive, and I pay shipping. Surely,
>>> there
>>>> is
>>>>> something better.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2. Anchor rode and  storage advice - we sail in a fairly shallow  
>>>>> (avg
>>>> depth
>>>>> 7' max 30') reservoir and want to anchor out for the night. Stan
>>>> supplied a
>>>>> Danforth (looks like a 4-6 #) on bow pulpit but no  chain/rode.
>>>>> 
>>>>> - What would you recommend? I am  thinking of 3/8" Premium
>>>>> Anchor Line, 100', 4,400lb. with 3-5'  of
>>>>> chain. Does anyone have picture of how you  store/deploy/
>>>>> retrieve your anchor.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 3.  Lea Helm & Sail Balance. I have only been out a couple of times
>>> (rainy
>>>>> season has decided to prolong itself [?]) With 100% main  and  
>>>>> 100% jib
>>>> (just
>>>>> ahead of mast) I have a slight lea  helm. This gets more  
>>>>> pronounced as
>>> I
>>>>> unfurl more  headsail.
>>>>> 
>>>>> - is this normal? I am used to slight  weather helm. Should
>>>>> I care?
>>>>> - what is best  adjustment? traveler? mast rake? other?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Shawn & Melva  Boles
>>>>> s/v Sweet Baboo ('86)
>>>>> 
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