[Rhodes22-list] smooth bottoms

Mon Nov 24 20:50:33 EST 2003

Jim,

They must be the same racers I know, cause that's what the Kerr Lake crowd
does to Thistles, Lightnings, Scots and Tanzers.  One uses jeweler's rouge
after the 600 grit.

However, a good windshift will trump the smoothest bottom...

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Mowrey" <jmowrey at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] smooth bottoms

> I believe that a waxed hull is actually slower. It was explained to me
this
> way: when you wax your car, and it rains, water beads up on the finish. If
> the car hasn't been waxed, the water runs right off. You don't want the
> water to "cling" to your hull, but rather to flow smoothly around it. Some
> racers I know actually wet sand their hulls periodically with 600 grit &
> finer wet/dry paper. They claim that's the best way to improve speed. I
> dunno...
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] smooth bottoms
>
>
> > Peter
> > A wax hull is faster than just fibreglass.  Fibreglass
> > is pourous and will absorb water and it don't take
> > long for slime to build on it.
> >
> > A good hard coat of antifouling paint either spray or
> > hand brushed is best.  Never roll your antifouling
> > paint.  Those bums created by rolling it is a haven
> > for slime.
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Peter Thorn <pthorn at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > Ed,
> > >
> > > Thanks, I'll nose around there.
> > >
> > > On my racing dinghies, we don't use waxes as they
> > > are considered slow.  Just
> > > a clean, hard, smooth "wetting" surface is
> > > considered best.  The beading up
> > > of water on a waxed surface messes up laminar flow,
> > > I'm told -- although it
> > > might keep the hull cleaner.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Kroposki" <kroposki at innova.net>
> > > To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'"
> > > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:42 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Peter,
> > > > In the past, there has been wide discussion of
> > > bottom paints
> > > > including Teflon based.  At least one of the guys
> > > who sails(ed) on the
> > > > great lakes used it.  You might check the archives
> > > if he does not
> > > > respond.
> > > > Keep in mind that a hard smooth finish would allow
> > > use of racing
> > > > waxes.
> > > >            Ed K
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> > > Behalf Of Peter Thorn
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:10 PM
> > > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.
> > > >
> > > > Gang,
> > > >
> > > > Mark Kaynor has it right, as far as I'm concerned.
> > >  Let's hear more
> > > > about
> > > > boats and sailing.
> > > >
> > > > I've got an '84 fixer upper R22 sitting on shoring
> > > supports in my side
> > > > yard
> > > > waiting patiently for  a "make-over".  So far, I
> > > only managed to demo
> > > > the
> > > > interior down to bare hull.  I expect the
> > > "Phoenix" is going to be a
> > > > long
> > > > project.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone out there drysail?  Has anyone tried
> > > Interlux Performance
> > > > Epoxy
> > > > with teflon bottom paint?
> > > >
> > > > PT
> > > > s/v Phoenix
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
> > > > To: <sanderico at earthlink.net>; "The Rhodes 22 mail
> > > list"
> > > > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:20 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Rik,
> > > > >
> > > > > Good points. And I agree, for the most part.
> > > > >
> > > > > For me, however, it's more of a signal-to-noise
> > > issue than it is about
> > > > any
> > > > > particular political (or whatever) viewpoint. I
> > > already have to deal
> > > > with
> > > > an
> > > > > ever increasing amount of unsolicited email, and
> > > when the list
> > > > contains
> > > > way
> > > > > more "noise" than "signal", I become tempted to
> > > sign off. My wife quit
> > > > the
> > > > > list shortly after joining because there was so
> > > much off-topic
> > > > discussion.
> > > > > I've been able to hang in here so far - heck, I
> > > even enjoy it
> > > > sometimes,
> > > > to
> > > > > be perfectly honest. Nevertheless, my primary
> > > interest here is the
> > > > exchange
> > > > > of info about our boats, and when that's either
> > > lacking or getting
> > > > drowned
> > > > > in the noise, the list becomes less valuable to
> > > me.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark Kaynor
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Rik Sandberg
> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:24 PM
> > > > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the
> > > list.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > To all on the Rhodes list,
> > > > >
> > > > > We've all been here, done this, most of us more
> > > than once.
> > > > >
> > > > > To those who would be the Topic Police, I would
> > > point you to the
> > > > Rhodes
> > > > List
> > > > > Charter. Michael will probably post a link to it
> > > any minute now. When
> > > > you
> > > > > get
> > > > > to the part where it says "any topics of
> > > interest to Rhodes sailors",
> > > > you
> > > > > will have found the key words. You can (and just
> > > might) say that I may
> > > > be
> > > > > out
> > > > > of place here, being merely a former owner now,
> > > but most of the reason
> > > > I
> > > > > still hang out here is because this list doesn't
> > > have all of the
> > > > stuffy
> > > > boat
> > > > > topic only related rules that are found on most
> > > lists. We actually get
> > > > to
> > > > do
> > > > > something besides answer the same old boat
> > > questions over and over
> > > > when we
> > > > > come here. This makes this list much more
> > > interesting and fun to hang
> > > > out
> > > > > at,
> > > > > than most.
> > > > >
> > > > > I do agree with Rummy that it would be good to
> > > be careful that our
> > > > posts
> > > > are
> > > > > not hurtful. But then again, Some people's
> > > feelings seem to get hurt
> > > > overly
> > > > > easily. Let's be real here, for every "Democrat"
> > > joke that's ever been
> > > > > posted
> > > > > here, there one just like it with "Republican"
> > > in the punch line. It's
> > > > > politics, if you didn't laugh at it, you would
> > > surely have to cry. If
> > > > you
> > > > > are
> > > > > going to take all this stuff seriously, you're
> > > in for a life full of
> > > > hurt
> > > > > feelings.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rik Sandberg
> > > > > S/V Happy Little Girls 2 - PS Flicka
> > > > > Formerly, S/V Country Rhodes - R 22
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 11/24/2003 11:53 am, you wrote:
> > > > > > Here, here, Rummy.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > People who have things to say or relay that do
> > > not pertain to the
> > > > title
> > > > of
> > > > > > this list (Rhodes22), should take it
> > > elsewhere.  Common curtesy goes
> > > > a
> > > > > long
> > > > > > way to keeping people interested in any
> > > exchange, even on the
> > > > Internet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Fred
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In a message dated 11/24/03 12:20:40 PM
> > > Eastern Standard Time,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > R22RumRunner at aol.com writes:
> > > > > > > I have expressed my political views on the
> > > list previously (I have
> > > > none)
> > > > > > > so
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm not offended by these jokes or cheap
> > > shots or whatever you
> > > > want to
> > > > > > > call them. That being said, I feal that the
> > > recent flurry of jokes
> > > > are
> > > > > > > not only flamming, but unkind.
> > > > > > > I really wish you people would do this kind
> > > of stuff OFF the list.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Rummy
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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