[ham] [Rhodes22-list] Extortion!

[Michael Meltzer]

Na no Guido, he still has 5 years togo on this vacation at the bighouse. But I heard that is cousin vinny has some great knockoff's
of the answer, could let you have them for 15 apeice.

MJM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: [ham] [Rhodes22-list] Extortion!


> 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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