[Rhodes22-list] She floats!

[Mark Whipple]

Hi Reuben,

Based on a quick email exchange with Stan, I believe all the bells and
whistles on my boat were installed by a previous owner, although not the
one who sold me the boat. Stan alluded to my boat being hoisted with a
helicopter but I've never received the details.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Hoyt boom, especially your experience
with the Harbor 20. I'm open to new technology if it provides a benefit,
but I'm skeptical about the self-tending jib. It takes up a lot of space on
the bow and doesn't allow you to fly an overlapping genoa. I'll give a
trial over the next month or so and see what I think. The bases of both the
Hoyt boom and the wheel pedestal need painting, so I suspect both will come
off this winter and we'll see if I reinstall either of them.

Thanks,
Mark

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 3:17 PM Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
wrote:

> That’s a Hoyt boom at the bow that has some nice features (including
> self-vanging to keep the foot of the sail down). I had one on a previous
> Harbor 20 (made by Shock) and for the staysail on the Island Packet that
> I’ve just sold).
> Mark: do you know if that was installed by Stan or by the previous owner?
> —Reuben
> (Waiting on a recycle Rhodes 22)
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Aug 28, 2020, at 3:12 PM, Alexis Seigneurin <
> alexis.seigneurin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Congrats! Nice looking boat indeed. I am a bit puzzled by this appendix
> at the bow. I guess that’s the self tending jib. I’ll have to look up how
> that works.
> >
> > Speaking of engine and fuel filter, my engine was cutting off at idle
> speed so I went through a few cleaning operations: I rebuilt the carburetor
> and replaced the fuel filter. Turns out the air intake of the carburetor
> was the cause of the engine flooding. Now I know...
> >
> > Alexis
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of
> Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu>
> > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 3:06:22 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] She floats!
> >
> > Mark,
> > Congratulations.  Nice looking boat.  You've definitely got a one of a
> kind boat in the fleet.  Wheel steering and self-tending jib?  Bow pulpit?
> Can't say we've seen the self-tending jib and pulpit.  Someone has done
> some work on her. - rob
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Mark Whipple
> > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 2:24 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] She floats!
> >
> > It's been a long summer for me with too many projects and no sailing. So
> I am pleased to announce that my Rhodes 22, Luna Mia, went in the water
> around 9am EST today! Looking forward to some fun September sailing on
> Boston Harbor.
> >
> > I did launch her for just a few weeks last year (I bought her last
> spring) but never really did any sailing. This year I was able to raise the
> mast and launch the boat myself for the first time! I choose a day to raise
> the mast with very little wind. I used lines to help stabilize the mast but
> I still want to make a set of extenders for the forward lower shrouds.
> Should they be 8" or a little more?
> >
> > The engine is still a little balky but I haven't tried changing the fuel
> filter yet. I hope that's it. I'll be interested to see how I like the
> self-tending jib. I have a new outhaul car to install and a new traveller
> (that will be a bigger project). I hope to go sailing Monday or Tuesday
> depending on the weather etc.
> >
> > FYI You can see downtown Boston in the background of this shot.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --
> > Boston, MA
> >
> > 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
> > 1987 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
> > 1982 Com-Pac 16 *For Sale*
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