[Rhodes22-list] Re: Big Rhodies

[jeffleewhitfield at yahoo.com]

  At 6'4" and 350#, Elton has told me he thinks I am the biggest of the
Rhode's owners.  My knees make interesting noises, too, and my step
occasionally lacks that Fred Astaire lightness.
  I have had a '90 Rhodes for about 12 years.  I have galloped on and
off of it many times.  Although discretion makes me generally avoid
jumping up and down on the middle of the seats, at times a certain
amount of abuse has been unavoidable.  Up to this point the seats groan
and occasionally give a bit, but have shown no intention of cracking or
otherwise surrendering to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.
                               Jeff Whitfield

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Julie
Thorndycraft
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 7:59 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Cockpit Seats: How much weight?


We have a friend who loves to sail but is a bit on the large size:
280-300 lbs worth. This guy is also great at fixing things on sailboats
and loves to trade his time/skill for sail time so he's a good person to
have onboard occassionally. My concern is whether the seat would crack
when he steps on or off the boat. He's also had knee surgery so he
doesn't always 'step lightly'. Do I need to worry about this?

Julie Thorndycraft
S/V Blue Loon

__________________________________________________
Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list