[Rhodes22-list] Problems with the launching of Carmie Anne

[rrugen]

Jim,

Believe me, I've been there!  I am going up this weekend to launch
"Friendship" at Lighthouse Harbor Marina at the south end of the lake.
Friendship has a dark blue hull with red stripe and white top sides.
Knowing how long it takes me to rig the boat (I try to be careful), I may
not get out for a sail.  Hope to meet you soon.

Rich Rugen
s/v Friendship
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Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:37 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Problems with the launching of Carmie Anne


> I finally got the boat ready to launch after endless delays and a death in
> the family. My daughter and her husband came down from Mass. and we had
one day
> to get her in the water. It was Sat. it,was windy, it was choppy, and the
> marina was crowded.   After backing her off the trailer there was no room
to turn
> her around, so I kept backing her out between the two rows of big boats.
> Because of the heavy chop, the motor kept bobbing up out of the water and
just as I
> got ready to reverse direction ,the motor quit. The wind was between
1-15kts
> and I'm now driftng rapidly towards the docked boats. I had removed my
light
> anchor to replace the chain and I didn't have time to drop the main
anchor.
> Sooo, I told my daughter to drop the centerboard all the way(  it would
act as a
> brake as I  went up on the gravel shoreline and it would straighten out
the
> boat so I had some steerage.) There was one open slip at the end of the
docks
> and I got the boat close enough to get a line over a post and we  stopped
her
> just four feet from the shore. Neat way to start the season!!. I have now
> ordered a long shaft 4cycle Mercury as my other motor is burned out and
not
> trustworthy. I was amazed at how fast a motor can seize up! Live and
learn, and don't
> forget!
> For those of you who sail on Lake Wallenpaupack, in Pa., the Carmie Anne
has
> a dark blue hull, red rubline, and white topsides and she's docked at
Woodland
> Hills, next to the Cove Haven resort. I'll be up at the lake most of
August
> and would like to meet up with the other Rhodies on the lake.
> Jim Gifford
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