[Rhodes22-list] Lesson to be learned

[Joe Camp]

Richard:
     this is my own quintessential been there, done that moment.  While working on my boat two off seasons ago, I (too) forgot to cleat the pennant line for the center board.  My boat would not come off the trailer.  When we pulled it out, the hull became wedged on the trailer at what would be a twenty degree hell (on the water).  The "not on the water" part really sucked. I don't know if having the  special Spitzer R-22 trailer was a factor, but we got it back in the water with my Johnny on the spot (let's call him co-captain) buddy Tim aboard. 

     Tim manned the CB pennant while I returned boat and trailer to the water.  It barely floated off the bunks; Tim got the CB up.  We hauled, checked for damage (none seen) and launched again w/o trouble.  We were the morning's entertainment for a squad of volunteer firefighters practicing their drafting skills on a space near the ramp. Yeah, they laughed, but it was deserved ridicule, and we took it like men. 

     The real lesson learned (for me and you) is that everybody does something classically stupid every so often. Hopefully, we are not stupid too regularly.  Keep your top knot tight and your cabin dry!
Joe Camp
s/v John Dawson
Bohemia River, MD



 


      From: Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com>
 To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
 Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 9:42 AM
 Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Lesson to be learned
   
I recently hauled my R22 "Waif" to one of our nearby mountain lakes for an
extended weekend of sailing, fishing and camping with the family. I slept
on the boat of course. Returning to my home lake in Asheville on Monday I
gave her a good clean, popped up the mast and launched her at our
rinky-dink, but adequate ramp.

Here's where things went wrong....assuming that the center-board was still
firmly cleated-up from when I hauled her out a few hours ago, I didn't
check this before launching and the CB obviously dropped down and got
caught when I retrieved the trailer. I did not notice it until I got on the
boat a few minutes later and found 6 inches of water covering the
floor-boards. Catching the CB on the launch had caused the CB cap to spring
a leak and water was gushing in.

Trying not to panic I knew I had to get her her out of the water ASAP
before she became too waterlogged. The CB was now jammed so I hauled her
out with it in the down position....this was not good! It drove the CB up
through the floor boards and shattered the CB cap.

So my act of omission has resulted in a few weeks work on the boat (in peak
sailing time) and a red face when explaining this to my sailing buddies.
Lesson learned!


~~~ _/) ~~~

Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180
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