[Rhodes22-list] 175% roller furling genoa
R22RumRunner at aol.com
R22RumRunner at aol.com
Thu Jun 13 11:44:44 EDT 2013
Holy crap. Someone mentions free liquor on this list and everyone wakes up.
:)
My gout is acting up so I guess I will spend the day soaking up rays down
on the dock.
Retirement is good.
Rummy
In a message dated 6/13/2013 11:00:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
blue66corvette at hotmail.com writes:
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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