[Rhodes22-list] The Great Road Trip - Tire pump

[Jim Connolly]

I have carried an air pump for about twenty years.  I bought it when I used
to own a Corvette.  I used the 'vette so infrequently that the big VR tires
used to go flat in the garage.  I would pump them up before I went out.  I
have since used it on my Blazer when I had a flat in my driveway, and to top
off car, truck and trailer tires.

I first had a Sears for ~15 years.  When it failed,  I bought a generic from
the local auto part store.  I don't think there's much difference.  The
Sears had a big plastic case with storage for the hose and cord.

I like the peace of mind of having it, and it has saved me a tow more than
once.  It is not ideal for pumping up trailer tires, though, since the cord
and hose are both very short.  (total <8') so you will have to unhook the
trailer from the tow vehicle to use on the trailer.  You may need to move
the tow vehicle first to one side and the other to top both off.  Unless you
can plug into the boat's battery....

In my mind, it is not a replacement for a good spare tire.  I also carry a
good tire gage, since the gage on the pump is suspect.

The tradeoff, to get small size and high pressure from a 12V pump is low
volume and low flow rate.  If you tried to pump up a dinghy with it, it
would take all day and might fry the pump.  I doubt they are rated for
continuous use.  I use the foot pump and think positive thoughts about
aerobic points.

My $0.02

BTW, I am waiting on Stan's reply as to when I can expect my recycled '85 to
be ready for delivery.  Stan, you out there?

Jim Connolly



> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Julie
> Thorndycraft
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 7:20 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] The Great Road Trip - Tire pump
>
>
> Michael,
> A friend of ours who has a 23' Precision said it was almost impossible to
> find a gas station with an air pump that you could get to with a trailor.
> >From our experience, just finding a gas station that had a
> working air pump
> at all was a challenge.
> Julie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 11:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] The Great Road Trip
>
>
> > Maybe I am missing the obvious, but a good tire pressure gage and a gas
> station always work for me, Now if you were blowing up a
> > tender that might be different but why lug around another thing. And if
> your tires are that bad maybe it time for new tires.
> >
> > MJM
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Daniel DeWeese" <deweese at circle7.net>
> > To: <sanderico at earthlink.net>; "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 12:26 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] The Great Road Trip
> >
> >
> > > Rik: You're the one Rowdy Rhody I hoped to hear from about
> portable tire
> > > 12V pumps--are they worthwhile or worthless? Do you carry a pump (and
> > > some Slime) when you're on the road? If so, what do you recommend?
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Rik Sandberg
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 11:04 PM
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] The Great Road Trip
> > >
> > >
> > > Julie and Dan,
> > >
> > > Hey, good for you!!! I hope your trip goes well and your boat
> is all you
> > >
> > > hope for. I don't doubt that it will be, as we have been very pleased
> > > with
> > > ours!!
> > >
> > > I will look forward to hearing how the new secret weapon (sail) works.
> > > :-)
> > > Sounds like you guys have a busy summer ahead of you.....enjoy!!
> > >
> > > Rik
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:13:21 -0500, Julie Thorndycraft
> > > <julie at circle7.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > First off I'd like to thank everyone for the great information they
> > > > have shared - it has been very helpful as we've been going
> through the
> > >
> > > > process with Stan regarding our newly recycled Rhodes.
> > > >
> > > > The time is now finely here and on Friday we head south. With a few
> > > > stops along the way, will arrive in Edenton on Tuesday the 29th. If
> > > > the weather cooperates, we plan to do a couple of test sails to make
> > > > sure everything is in order and head back to Minnesota on Thursday.
> > > > With any luck, she (Blue
> > > > Loon) will land in Lake Minnetonka on May 4th - one day
> before I start
> > >
> > > > a
> > > > new
> > > > job. This is turning out to be a very 'good' spring!
> > > >
> > > > Besides calling Lake Minnetonka home, we will be sailing on Lake
> > > > Vermilion
> > > > in early June (Mr. Lipton - we'll be a mile away from the
> underground
> > > > mine),
> > > > spending a week along the North shore of Lake Superior in
> Ontario, and
> > > > sailing Lake Gogebic in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
> over Labor Day
> > > > weekend. I would hope that by the end of the summer we will
> be pretty
> > > > good
> > > > at raising/dropping the mast and getting the boat tied down securely
> > > for
> > > > road trips.
> > > >
> > > > Again, thank you all for the great information!
> > > >
> > > > Julie Thorndycraft and Daniel DeWeese
> > > > Soon to be owners of 'Blue Loon'
> > > > Excelsior, MN
> > > >
> > > > P.S. Rumor has it that we will be getting a main sail with a funny
> > > > 'new' design..... : )
> > > >
> > > >
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