[Rhodes22-list] Bahamas
Bill Effros
rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:46:58 -0400
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The answer is "yes" but the question remains if this is a good idea.
Here is Roger's response to the idea from 2 years ago:
Just a data point, for whatever it's worth. Last winter, I crewed =
aboard a
36 foot, center cockpit, ketch on a delivery cruise from Florida to the
Bahamas. Most sailboats we encountered in the Bahamas were 36 feet long =
or
bigger. However, there was this one fellow we met. He was anchored at
Nassau. His 24 foot sloop had jerry cans & other stuff lashed =
everywhere on
deck. He was singlehanding & still the boat looked CRAMMED!
I've made three Florida/Bahamas Gulf Stream crossings in sailboats. One =
of
these crossings was one of my worst experiences at sea & well beyond =
what
you'd ever want to attempt in a Rhodes 22. But, the other two were at =
the
upper limit of the Rhodes 22's performance envelope. I have several
suggestions before you try this however:
1. If your Rhodes 22 has the bow anchor chain hawse pipe, then find a =
way to
plug
the opening or you may take a lot of water down below.
2. Add some foam weather stripping to the underside of the pop top & rig =
up
a
means of securing the pop top down to keep your foam "gasket" in
compression.
A company called DeStaco makes a wide variety of dogging clamps that
could
be used for this purpose.
3. Before you leave, make several 1/2" thick plywood cutouts in the =
shape of
your
ports, both fixed & opening. Glue a rubber gasket to one side of =
each
of them &
drill matching holes thru them. These plywood pieces will be used =
in
pairs, one
inside & one outside & thru bolted, to plug a port which gets blown =
out
at sea.
4. No matter how you do it, the Gulf Stream crossing will be a very long
day.
The weather will be absolutely crucial. Consider leaving in the =
middle
of the
night to give yourself as much daylight as possible on the other =
end.
Consider
taking on an extra crew member for this leg of the trip to relieve =
you.
Consider
installing a tiller pilot. I have an AutoHelm ST1000+ & it steers =
our
Rhodes 22
very well.
5. Get yourself a good safety harness & install solid anchor points &
jacklines
on your Rhodes 22.
Good luck!
Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: J Cook=20
To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 7:03 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bahamas
Has anybody here sailed an R22 to the Bahamas?
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>The answer is "yes" but the =
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remains if this is a good idea.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Here is Roger's =
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<DIV>Just a data point, for whatever it's worth. Last winter, I =
crewed=20
aboard a<BR>36 foot, center cockpit, ketch on a delivery cruise from =
Florida to=20
the<BR>Bahamas. Most sailboats we encountered in the Bahamas were =
36 feet=20
long or<BR>bigger. However, there was this one fellow we =
met. He was=20
anchored at<BR>Nassau. His 24 foot sloop had jerry cans & =
other stuff=20
lashed everywhere on<BR>deck. He was singlehanding & still the =
boat=20
looked CRAMMED!<BR><BR>I've made three Florida/Bahamas Gulf Stream =
crossings in=20
sailboats. One of<BR>these crossings was one of my worst =
experiences at=20
sea & well beyond what<BR>you'd ever want to attempt in a Rhodes =
22. =20
But, the other two were at the<BR>upper limit of the Rhodes 22's =
performance=20
envelope. I have several<BR>suggestions before you try this=20
however:<BR><BR>1. If your Rhodes 22 has the bow anchor chain hawse =
pipe, then=20
find a way to<BR>plug<BR> the opening or you may take =
a lot of=20
water down below.<BR><BR>2. Add some foam weather stripping to the =
underside of=20
the pop top & rig up<BR>a<BR> means of securing =
the pop=20
top down to keep your foam "gasket" =
in<BR>compression.<BR> A=20
company called DeStaco makes a wide variety of dogging clamps=20
that<BR>could<BR> be used for this purpose.<BR><BR>3. =
Before=20
you leave, make several 1/2" thick plywood cutouts in the shape=20
of<BR>your<BR> ports, both fixed & opening. =
Glue a=20
rubber gasket to one side of each<BR>of them &<BR> =
drill=20
matching holes thru them. These plywood pieces will be used =
in<BR>pairs,=20
one<BR> inside & one outside & thru bolted, to =
plug a=20
port which gets blown out<BR>at sea.<BR><BR>4. No matter how you do it, =
the Gulf=20
Stream crossing will be a very long<BR>day.<BR> The =
weather=20
will be absolutely crucial. Consider leaving in the middle<BR>of=20
the<BR> night to give yourself as much daylight as =
possible on=20
the other end.<BR>Consider<BR> taking on an extra crew =
member=20
for this leg of the trip to relieve =
you.<BR>Consider<BR> =20
installing a tiller pilot. I have an AutoHelm ST1000+ & it =
steers=20
our<BR>Rhodes 22<BR> very well.<BR><BR>5. Get yourself =
a good=20
safety harness & install solid anchor points=20
&<BR>jacklines<BR> on your Rhodes 22.<BR><BR>Good=20
luck!<BR><BR>Roger Pihlaja<BR>S/V Dynamic =
Equilibrium<BR><BR> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 04, 2002 7:03 PM</DIV>
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<DIV>Has anybody here sailed an R22 to the Bahamas?</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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