[Rhodes22-list] Traveler Try-out

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Stan:

     I am sure Rummy will agree when I say that there is little chance that any Spitzer-tastic dream of function and utility as applied to the R-22 and it's unique sailing characteristics could be a flop.  As any engineer will admit, there is always room for improvement (even in the best laid plans of mice or men).  A willing program shameless tweaking has worked for this boat well beyond my own (tiny) four years of experience.    

     (That "Timex" line was good though, huh?) Of course, one must be culturally attached to a specific age of American advertising history in order to connect the watches with the boats.  For those who are in the know: "zippity-friggin'-dooda!"

Joe  


On Friday, May 9, 2014 8:15 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
 
Right.  Everyone thought clearer in Ed's days - not sure because I am 
>color blind but I understand everyone dreams in B&W - sent it all out to 
>Turner and it came back with a red line, black plastic and stainless 
>steel (whatever color that is) - whether it all works is a different color.
>
>stan
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>Note:  Rest of List can ignore all this - Rummy and I require translators.
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>On 5/9/14, 7:55 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
>> Stan,
>>  
>> Must be reruns, Ed Sullivan went off the air years ago. Are they still in
>> black and white?
>>  
>> Rummy
>>  
>>  
>> In a message dated 5/8/2014 4:45:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
>>
>> Dear  Rhodies, it is true, we have been tinkering with a better
>> traveler.   No one has ever liked the separate lines. So at the fall
>> Annapolis show we  showed an endless line system.  No one liked the
>> clutches at both  ends.  So we played with the end locking system but no
>> one liked  having to unlock one side before shifting to the opposite
>> perch.  So  we went to sleep and dreamed about the one mast hoist we had
>> built with a  worm gear winch, which ended up the usual way - waking Rose.
>>
>> As most  know, the Rhodes traveler mounts to the stays.  Weird.  So the
>> new Rhodes traveler is at home, with its clutchless, endless control
>> line where the sag in the control line is lance cleat set to an
>> individual skipper's comfort level.  With nothing to lock there is
>> nothing to unlock.  Simply choose your swivel seat and put the main
>> sheet car where you were taught it should be.  It is idiot  proof.
>> Unless car moves because you are in too high  even-for-a-Rhodes winds.
>> Then it is not idiot proof.
>>
>> Only the  prototype picture on the web so far:
>> http://www.usedrhodes.com/newsystuff.html
>>
>> Price:    first  one, $5,000    sold to GB.
>> Second mass production run of 5 got  price down to $3,000,  4 of which
>> went to to GB, the 5th was given  away due to lack of buyers.
>>
>> Current availability:   C of S  community members:  Factory installed on
>> your 5' ss traveler  tube:  $395  free S&H
>>
>> that's not all I have to say about  that but have to go watch the Ed Show.
>>
>> stan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe On  Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2:05 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote: Ballpark would have been
>> fine..thinking of a birthday present
>>>> suggestion...no picture  tho would like to see it first. Send a pic to my
>>>>   email.
>>>> Chrissailorman at gee mail dot com
>>>>   Thanks
>>>> Chris....of  course!
>>>>
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