[Rhodes22-list] 175% roller furling genoa

Thu Jun 13 11:00:17 EDT 2013

Since I was first on agreeing on the validity of the GB fuller and the 175; can I get included on this sailing party and especially the drinking part?????

Charles Nieman
s/v Day Dream
98 R 22

> From: snstaum at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:38:47 -0400
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] 175% roller furling genoa
> 
> That's great news. As a former liberal I will commit to stocking the Carol Lee 2 w the Rum of your choice when you come to sail in Boston. 
> 
> Stephen Staum
> s/v Carol Lee 2
> Needham,  MA
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jun 13, 2013, at 9:54 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Yes, we can still agree on the furler. I have been known to have a vodka  
> > and tonic with lime on occasion and martini's are also on my list of approved 
> > drinks. I don't do Scotch at all.
> > 
> > Rummy
> > 
> > 
> > In a message dated 6/13/2013 9:06:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> > snstaum at gmail.com writes:
> > 
> > Rummy,
> > 
> > I feel it is only fair to warn you that I drink  Scotch & Vodka (mostly 
> > very dry martini's - shaken not stirred).  
> > 
> > Do we still agree on the furler?
> > 
> > 
> > Stephen Staum
> > s/v Carol  Lee 2
> > Needham,  MA
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > 
> > On Jun 13, 2013, at  7:25 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> >> I'm with Stephen and Joe on  this subject. My hull is an 88 model with
> > the  
> >> original furler  and the original 175 Genoa. I never have problems with
> > it. I 
> >> don't  need to change sails, so it works for me. I still have all of the 
> >> original  standing rigging.
> >> 
> >> Rummy
> >> 
> >> 
> >> In a message dated 6/12/2013 11:19:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time,  
> >> snstaum at gmail.com writes:
> >> 
> >> I love   the original General Boats furling system.  It is elegantly
> > simple.  
> >> I  did lose one forestay due to lack of adequate tension (my  fault).  
> > But 
> >> in  
> >> 9 years the genoa has always  opened and furled every time.  My buddy  
> > has a 
> >> newer system  (CDI?) on his Catalina 25 and it is always an adventure  - 
> >> sometimes the jib won't open and sometimes it won't furl.
> >> 
> >> I  am  from the kiss school. Keep it simple - sail more - fix less.  I  do
> > 
> >> all  
> >> my own work but I would rather be  sailing.
> >> 
> >> Just one man's  opinion.
> >> 
> >> Stephen Staum
> >> s/v Carol Lee 2
> >> Needham,  MA
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message----- 
> >> From: thewill311
> >> Sent:  Wednesday,  June 12, 2013 5:56 PM
> >> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> Subject:  [Rhodes22-list] 175% roller  furling genoa
> >> 
> >> So I talked to the owner of  the rigging  company that's going to replace
> >> head/forestay and he was  telling  me that the reason my rigging broke is
> >> because 175% genoa was to   much for my rigging to handle and that the
> > roller
> >> furling was a Stone  Age  technology and I should chuck it over board. He
> > is
> >> the third  rigger that  has told me this since I have been calling about
> >> fixing my boat. I'm pretty  new to sailing so I'm not sure what to tell  
> >> these
> >> guys when they put down  the original set up on my  boat. Every part on my
> >> boats rigging mast and  sails are original  to the 1987 Rhodes 22. Should
> > I 
> >> go
> >> with different set  up  for the genoa?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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