[Rhodes22-list] Problem with Main Sail shackle with screw pin

[Theodore Boender]

Mike, Thanks for sharing your story.

Goodness

Cheers,
Ted

On Jun 19, 2013, at 8:55 AM, "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:

> Way back in October 1980, on a very cold and windy day, a fellow named Stan,
> in a kaki down parka, sculled away from a slip on a canal in Amityville, NY.
> He partially unfurled the Genoa to get us out in the open waterway where we
> hoisted the main and set sail.  After about an hour or two of playing and
> jibing about, he sat on the cockpit seat with his back to the cabin and
> asked me to sail back to the slip.  I made it to the canal and turned the
> helm back to Stan.  He deftly adjusted the sails and did not so much as bump
> into the pilings or the far end of the slip.  We tied up and I signed the
> contract for my first Rhodes 22 in their kitchen, with Rose.  I didn't know
> that an outboard was even an option on the craft.  The contract specified
> that Stan would not only deliver my first sailboat in the spring of '81, but
> that he would teach me how to sail her.  The rest is history.
> 
> Mike
> Former s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> s/v <-no name -> ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Michael Hellyar
> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:32 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Problem with Main Sail shackle with screw pin
> 
> Lee
> I learned at Milwaukee Community Sailing to dock, hook up to moorings, etc
> as you mentioned without power. I took a friend, boater but non sailor out
> last summer, on Lake Erie. I put the tiller in his hands in a medium to
> light breeze and told him to take us into port. Once in the harbor he
> figured out that we were going to dock without the outboard. And I guided
> him to a successful perfect approach and landing. He was amazed that a sail
> boat can be handled like that. I love to do it all without power. I
> recommend it. Thank you Milwaukee Community Sailing.
> 
> On my Abbott 22 lying Lorain, Ohio on Lake Erie
> 
> Mike Hellyar
> sent from my iPad
> 
> On Jun 18, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
> 
>> Borat,
>> 
>> Yesterday evening a clevis pin and codder ring securing one of my 
>> leeward shrouds jumped overboard.  First time that's ever happened.  
>> Fortunately it was an easy temporary fix and didn't slow us down.  
>> Even more fortunate it wasn't on the windward side of a boat with less
> shrouds.
>> 
>> I'm amazed at how many things come loose under the bending and flexing 
>> caused by sailing.  A pre-flight checklist would probably be smart but 
>> it would be so long that the juice might not be worth the squeeze.  If 
>> something comes loose it's unlikely that you'll plummet to your death.  
>> I'd say you could limit your checklist to your motor and tiller/rudder 
>> but as you've experienced, something like a mainsheet is pretty important
> too.
>> 
>> I took the basic US Sailing course out of the Navy Station in 
>> Annapolis on the Academy's old Rainbow knockabouts.  We didn't have 
>> motors but there was nothing to hit when we hooked up to mooring 
>> balls.  The JWorld school at Annapolis is just like Newport Harbor.  
>> Impressive to watch them work their way through a maze of docks without
> using motors.
>> 
>> Good luck!
>> 
>> Lee
>> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
>> Kent Island, MD
>> 
>> 
>> 
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