[Rhodes22-list] Boat Finally Repaired!

Rhodes Net bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net
Fri Apr 12 19:09:51 EDT 2013


Many thanks for the great photos 

Bob in Fl 

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 12, 2013, at 10:19 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

> I nearly totaled my boat over Memorial Day weekend:  
> 
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2012-June/071227.html
> <http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2012-June/071227.html>  
> 
> It took some time but I finally got her back on Wednesday.  Extremely
> pleased with the fiberglass repairs.  To my untrained eye I can't tell it
> was ever damaged.  To disguise the repairs they had to clean and deoxidate
> (is that a word?) the whole boat.  If I'd replace the rubrails she'd look
> like Stan recycled her again.
> 
> Topsides.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Topsides.JPG>  
> 
> Deck.JPG <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Deck.JPG>  
> 
> Sunny skies, temperatures in the 80s, 9 knot winds.  It's quite a haul from
> Annapolis around the north end of Kent Island and back down to my marina
> near Kent Narrows, so I had planned on motoring most of the way.  No need. 
> Motored in and out of the marinas but was able to sail the remaining five
> hours all the way back home.  One long comfortable slow broad reach north
> and then two short flying close reach tacks south.  I was actually going
> around 4 knots the whole way but I felt like I was flying on those close
> reaches.  After being without my baby for almost an entire year this had to
> have qualified as one of my top ten sails.
> 
> I'm no photographer but I thought I'd snap some photos along the way. 
> Leaving Annapolis I ran into this riverboat.  With my sailing history I
> guess I shouldn't use the term "ran into:"
> 
> Riverboat.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Riverboat.JPG>  
> 
> Here are a couple of pictures of Art's alma mater:
> 
> Annapolis.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Annapolis.JPG>  
> 
> Naval_Academy.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Naval_Academy.JPG>  
> 
> Oh no!  Pirates!
> 
> Pirates.JPG <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Pirates.JPG>  
> 
> Sultana.JPG <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Sultana.JPG>  
> 
> Navy to the rescue!
> 
> Navy.JPG <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Navy.JPG>  
> 
> Safe at sea.
> 
> Old_&_New.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Old_%26_New.JPG>  
> 
> Chesapeake Bay Bridge:
> 
> IMG_1384.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1384.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1392.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1392.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1399.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1399.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1408.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1408.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1409.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1409.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1417.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1417.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1421.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1421.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1431.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1431.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1433.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1433.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1434.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1434.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1441.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1441.JPG>  
> 
> IMG_1453.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/IMG_1453.JPG>  
> 
> I raced this guy to the bridge.  Fortunately I had about a 10-mile head
> start:
> 
> Cargo_Ship.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Cargo_Ship.JPG>  
> 
> Rounding Love Point, the north end of Kent Island:
> 
> Love_Point.JPG
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45410/Love_Point.JPG>  
> 
> I don't know if this counted as a cruise since it wasn't much longer than
> most of my daysails.  I didn't spend the night nor do any cooking, but I did
> doze off a few times and had more than my daily allowance of carbs in the
> form of Yuenglings.
> 
> It's good to be back.
> 
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Kent Island, MD
> 
> 
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