[ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] Extortion!

[Saroj]

Hee, hee.

Guess we should brush off the decoder rings - "All kindling aside"???

What are you using these days as a voice to type function?

Saroj


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
To: <wwrhodes at rhodes22.com>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] Extortion!


> All kindling aside, passing the troops with the lock and loaded m16 each
day is getting real beat and on the nervous. Gand Central
> and the bridges.
>
> MJM
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "General Boats" <wwrhodes at rhodes22.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 7:30 PM
> Subject: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] Extortion!
>
>
> > Slim,
> >
> > Here I am being a good guy trying to get you out of your deep thinking
threads and
> > you are opening another front. So this missive is return fire:
> > a)  What's next? - does Bin Ladin tell George. - just stay on code
orange.
> > b)  How do I sleep?  I don't.  I work all night (like you) trying to
figure how to
> > turn this into a profit type corp. now that the tax on dividends has
been cut..
> >
> > stan/gbi
> >
> >
> > Steve Alm wrote:
> >
> > > Gee Whiz, Stan. You help us get our boats wet for free and then charge
$25
> > > to get 'em out?  This is a shake-down!  What's next?  Should I expect
a big
> > > fellow with a crooked nose named Guido to knock down my door demanding
> > > protection money?
> > >
> > > How do you sleep at night?
> > >
> > > Slim
> > >
> > > On 5/31/03 7:46 AM, "General Boats" <wwrhodes at rhodes22.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > All:
> > > >
> > > > Launching the Rhodes on a Rhodes trailer is a single handed job I
have done an
> > > > untold number of time all over the country - which suggests you may
have to
> > > > get
> > > > to my age before you get it right.:
> > > >
> > > > make sure the cb and rudder are locked up.
> > > >
> > > > make sure the trailer winch is disconnected from the boat.
> > > >
> > > > use the extension tongue.
> > > >
> > > > slowly back down the ramp making a straight entry into the water. (I
use a
> > > > hitch
> > > > on the front of the van to avoid neck strain and it lets me thread a
needle.)
> > > >
> > > > start picking up speed.
> > > >
> > > > when the transom of the boat lifts off the trailer, apply the car
breaks.
> > > >
> > > > the boat will self launch.
> > > >
> > > > dive in and swim after it using the transom boarding ladder.
alternate single
> > > > handed method it to have a sufficiently slack line to the boat with
the other
> > > > end to the ramp dock or to the trailer to retrieve the boat after it
clears
> > > > the
> > > > trailer.  I have used both methods successfully.  the last swimming
technique
> > > > was fully dressed using an Australian racing stroke to board the
boat before
> > > > it
> > > > hit a million dollar yacht in Newport Harbor.  the technique was
successful in
> > > > spite of the a heart attack.
> > > >
> > > > try and do this operation single handed  - using helpers only leads
to
> > > > laughing
> > > > which is no good for people with broken ribs.  helpers tend to panic
as the
> > > > boat
> > > > leaves the trailer so they pull on the lines prematurely, returning
the boat
> > > > to
> > > > the trailer.    the driver is thus surprised to find the boat still
on the
> > > > trailer when he or she takes the trailer out of the water.
> > > >
> > > > in another instance the helper ran along the dock holding the boat
line and
> > > > off
> > > > the end of the dock when the momentum of the boat leaving the
trailer took the
> > > > helper along with it..  I became aware of this when I no longer
could see the
> > > > helper anywhere.
> > > >
> > > > good luck.    retrieving is even easier, however, while there is no
charge for
> > > > launching instructions, a voluntary $25 donation to the GBI
foundation is
> > > > required if you ever want to get a Rhodes out of the water.
> > > >
> > > > stan/gbi
> > > >
> > > >
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