[Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE

[Steve Alm]

Ah, yes!  There's nothing like the spray at you back and the wind on your
balls...........oooops, does this violate the charter?  Sorry, Fred!
Slim

On 12/6/03 12:27 AM, "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:

> Not that thier is anything wrong with it, but if a fine hull and some nice
> shear is what does it for you................This might
> have been to much information about your sailing habits :-)
> 
> MJM
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 1:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
> 
> 
>> Oh come on now...I KNEW I wasn't the only one who always sails with his fly
>> open?  I thought this was SOP!
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 12/5/03 11:46 PM, "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> is that because they are have sex on the boat ? that must be some
>>> passion/climax to go over the side :-)
>>> 
>>> MJM
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:04 PM
>>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Oh yeah, on another note - when I was searching for that FL site, I found
>>>> another that said the following:
>>>> 
>>>> "Over 1,000 people die in boating accidents every year. Nine out of ten of
>>>> them drown. About half those deaths involve alcohol. It's a fact, too, that
>>>> 50 percent of men who drown have their fly unzipped!"
>>>> 
>>>> So, if you're going to drink and sail, and you're a guy, you should
>>>> probably
>>>> make sure you keep your fly zipped if you don't want to drown <g>.
>>>> 
>>>> Mark
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Mark Kaynor
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:54 PM
>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>>>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> It'd probably do all of us good to periodically review this web site from
>>>> the state of Florida -
>>>> http://sjr.state.fl.us/programs/outreach/pubs/irl_guide/boatregs.html
>>>> 
>>>> It seems like they've condensed a lot of Coast Guard and other safety
>>>> regulations into a pretty concise format. There's a lot of good, general,
>>>> and pretty easy to understand safety information here.
>>>> 
>>>> R.e the "fuel in the lazarette" issue - note the "Fueling" section about
>>>> 2/3
>>>> of the way down -
>>>> 
>>>> "Gasoline vapors, which are heavier than air, can be more explosive than
>>>> dynamite. If vapors settle in the bilge and are not vented properly, your
>>>> boat could explode."
>>>> e
>>>> and
>>>> 
>>>> "You can keep yourself and your passengers safe by: Never storing portable
>>>> gas tanks in an interior compartment"
>>>> 
>>>> The same should be kept in mind for propane.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Mark
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of CT
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:16 PM
>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I'll echo those comments.  I use a relatively flat container that fits
>>>> under
>>>> one of the benches/seats held in place with velcro.  CT    -------Original
>>>> Message-------   From: The Rhodes 22 mail list Date: Friday, December 05,
>>>> 2003 05:57:35 PM To: The Rhodes 22 mail list Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]
>>>> List Topics. LAZARETTE   Rummy -   If you are even half way serious about
>>>> this, you might want to check something.   In some (perhaps all) R22s, the
>>>> lazarette is  not sealed off from the cabin - there are/were  some passages
>>>> that let water in the lazarette  get to the bilge.   If gas vapor can
>>>> travel
>>>> thru them...   /Bob Skinner
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