[Rhodes22-list] Wet in the Med

Mon Jun 25 15:57:14 EDT 2018

When struck by a b rilliant or even luminous idea I'll let the gang know.

Chris G
ENOSIS

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 1:48 AM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
wrote:

> Chris g
> Let us know  your ideas.  Always looking for improvements
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> On Jun 24, 2018, at 5:25 PM, Stan Spitzer <stan at rhodes22.com<mailto:stan
> @rhodes22.com>> wrote:
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>
> CG,
>
> "covered under warranty"; it depends:
>
> A shadowy figure of few words walked up to Elton and me at the Miami
> Show.  Said he represented a Columbia farmer.  Handed us a wad of cash and
> told us to leave a Rhodes at the Tampa pier on a day certain.  A great
> customer.  Never had a single complaint.  That was more than 20 years ago
> and that boat is still under warranty.
>
> When two scientist knocked on my door one night on Long Island and told me
> in spurts of understandable English they needed me to come to the USSR to
> show them how to build sailboats, the first stop after leaving the Moscow
> airport was a cemetery. I explained I was to be the first American allowed
> into their space facilities, not the first to grace their celebrity grave
> yard.  Showing me Khrushchev's sculpture stone, I was told that being
> allowed in this particular hallowed real estate was considered an honor.
> When word got out I went to Purdue, they waned to shake my hand; wow I went
> to the school that put the first man on the moon. I explained I had
> absolutely nothing to do with that since he had not gotten their by a
> Rhodes, I just wanted out of their cemetery.
>
> The one thing I did come away with:  While they did not think much about
> our cars, they fall apart after a few years, they thought we made the best
> sailboats in the world, they last forever.  If any of that propaganda
> extends to the Med and you get tired of retiring, we need a partner to
> handle that part of the world (and all the rest). Roger Mac Gregor (who
> knew when to retire) told me 30% of his sales were export and so far we are
> 99.9998% behind reaching his balance. I did not want to forget the one that
> went to Lima.
>
> stan
>
>
> On 6/24/18 3:19 PM, Chris Geankoplis wrote:
> Ah Ha,
>          Looks like a clever install.  Thanks Chris this should help me in
> my Quest.    Hey Stan, I guess this isn't covered under warranty?   Yes
> I've been looking at a lot of small sailboats here in the marina (1,000 +
> slips and 50% are sailboats).  And have a couple of Ideas too.  Well we
> shall see.  Right now the Rocna is lashed to the bow pulpit, it works but
> isn't very elegant or neat.
>
> Chris & Alice
> ENOSIS
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 6:56 PM, Stan Spitzer <stan at rhodes22.com<mailto:
> stan at rhodes22.com>> wrote:
>
> unit supplied by owner, installation by GB at plant.
>
>
> On 6/24/18 9:21 AM, Chris Cowie wrote:
>
> Chris G:  I think you may have asked about installing an anchor roller on
> the
> bow.  Frank Tugwell installed one that allowed the anchor and rhode to
> deploy from the anchor shelf without inter fearing with the forward stay
> and
> roller furling.  Except for becoming a ramming device I think this is a
> clever idea.  I will try to insert an image for reference.
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