[Rhodes22-list] Bulb Keel

Mon Feb 2 22:02:47 EST 2004

MJM et al:  Michael's summary pretty much tells the story.  When Elton
finally arrived he managed to have the boat moved into position early on
Friday morning.  We spent the day scrubbing and cleaning up the road
dirt/snow/ice/etc.  She cleaned up well and showed her stuff.  We raised the
mast and hanked on the sails Saturday morning just before the show opened.
The boat was the hit of the show with the story bouncing around the hall and
Elton's story board with the pictures of the boat off the trailer and being
hoisted back on to the trailer  The trailer looked pretty good still some
minor alignments necessary.  The van lost a running board and the rear
bumper is twisted to the point of only being able to open one door plus the
fuse panel was fried, giving Elton a new career in "jury rigging a wiring
system."  The boat, on the other hand, faired very well.  The rudder broke,
the rudder stock held  with some minor bends at the attachment points-
stainless is great, the mast crutch is bent, the prop shaft is out of
alignment and one end of the prop is bent.  The bulb is indeed missing in
action but, let me tell you if you were really interested in a solid
sailboat along the lines of  a 26 footer, the result of the mishap would
clearly send you in the direction of the Seaward 26RK.

A friend of Elton's got the R22 to us on Wednesday about 4:30PM.  Kathy and
I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned some more.  We were "run off" around 9:45
but we had managed to dig the snow out of the cockpit, spit shine the hull,
and set up the rigging for a "manual lift" (the crank assembly was in
Elton's van along with several critical clevis pins which he stores in his
secret spot ((his pocket)).  Late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning
we rounded up pins from two of Elton's buddies and got the rigging ready
Borrowed the two friends, plus one, to "step the mast."  Set up the stairs,
cleaned up the deck and cockpit, hung the "Rhodes 22" pendants, etc, etc and
were ready for customers by opening time at 11.

Kathy and I got home a few hours ago - exhausted but safe.  Looks like a
good show for GB!

We had breakfast with Elton this morning before launching for the airport.
He is in good spirits, smile on his face, and looking forward to new
adventures!

A sincere thanks to the Chicago area "Rhodies" who showed up to cheer us on.
We had a great dinner with everyone on Saturday night.  A wonderful group of
people!

Bob and Kathy on the "NoKaOi"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bulb Keel

> here the story as I know it and I do not know if I have all the details,
got it from some quickly phone calls.
>
> 1)Monday night/Tuesday mooring, Eltion was moving boat north for the boat
show, the seaward26 in this case. remember he needs to
> take two boats to Chicago(the rhodes22 was already propositioned 60 miles
from the show), The "working under time pruesser" is what
> got him, at least in my option, A bad thing to do with sailboats :-)
>
> 2)That was the night of the storm, about 120 miles north of the plant on
295, going 50 mph(claims everyone was passing him). road
> were dry, so into a turn near a exit ramp and hits black ice(My option he
drove into the frezing rain part of the storm but that
> 20/20 hind sight, 120 miles south on the coast the road might have been
fine when he left the plant, my option.
>
> 3)jackknife, boat trailer/van go spinning, his van loose the running
board, trailer looks like it smashed into the side of the van,
> trailer very bent up, fount coupler and bar bent to hell, trailer messed
up where is meet the van. boat is flung from the
> trailer(remember he in the right lane, boat ends up in the center strip,
2-3 lane wide road), lands on the keel. Their was some snow
> that protected the finish form "road rash" and the only damage is the lead
bulb came off where is landed on it(BTW about 400 pounds
> on the 1200 of bassist), not bad at all considering, no crack, no
buckheads broken, no hull broken/cracked,  mast hardware fine
> etc..., bottom line the boat came thought fine and better than could be
expected.
>
> 4)"Eltion is Fucked time", Think what you would do:-) it is not pretty, in
the middle of nowhere, van  smashed, trailer smashed,
> boat on the side of the road, alot of money invested in a boat and a boat
show. Lots of money flowing to make things happen, OK gets
> the trailer into a weild shop and they fix up it up along with the van.
thats tuesday. gets a hold craine services for wednesday
> morring to get the boat on the trailer, but they need to close 295 to do
it, calls the cops at first they where delaying for a few
> days then he told them he is getting the boat on the side of the road,
"You are the boat man", apparently he is famious that every
> cop known the story on that strech of highway. He tells them about the
boat show and they let him use the crane 900am.
>
> 5)late and behind time he makes it to the show, but turnes it into a great
marketing optiunity to show how strong the boat is, got
> to love the guy.
>
> MJM
>
> I am sure thier move but he have fill you in.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 10:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bulb Keel
>
>
> > So what the heck happened?  Everyone is OK right?
> >
> > Wally
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Michael Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: kroposki at innova.net,The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > ><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bulb Keel
> > >Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 15:05:54 -0500
> > >
> > >I heard stan make a quote, "I guest we should use straps" :-), I not
shore
> > >it would have made a difference in this case, I waiting
> > >for the pictures but the trailer got turned into a pretzel, spent a day
in
> > >the weild shop being rebuilt. The boat would have simply
> > >rolled with it attached and then broken apart, maybe sending a beam
thought
> > >the hull, happened before.
> > >
> > >MJM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Kroposki" <kroposki at innova.net>
> > >To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:53 AM
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bulb Keel
> > >
> > >
> > > > Didn't we have a discussion about the durability of the Bulb Keel
> > > > recently?
> > > >
> > > > And I think back, it was Elton who told me that I did not need cross
> > > > boat tie down straps when I got my boat.  Humm?  Would a strap
across
> > > > the cockpit have been worth the twenty bucks it cost?
> > > >
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  _/) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > >                                      Ed K
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Ronald
Lipton
> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:42 AM
> > > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Elton's excellant adventure
> > > >
> > > > Both the Seaward and the Rhodes 22 are being offered at a $2000
> > > > discount at the show.  Given what happend the Seaward is in
remarkable
> > > > shape
> > > > with the exception of the bulb keel, which did not survive the 70
mph
> > > > "grounding".
> > > >
> > > > Ron Lipton
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
> > > > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 7:53 AM
> > > > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Elton's excellant adventure
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Maybe GB will have a scratch and dent sail, er I mean sale .....
> > > > >
> > > > > Wally
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >From: "keith burkhardt" <mkburk at adelphia.net>
> > > > > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > > >To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Elton's excellant adventure
> > > > > >Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 22:03:57 -0500
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I just got back from the  chi boat show...Elton had  the Seaward
in
> > > > tow
> > > > and
> > > > > >it slipped offf the trailer ,,,He has great pics of this
adventure
> > > > and
> > > > was
> > > > > >able to reload the boat abd got it into the show today...I looked
at
> > > > the
> > > > > >Seaward and there appears very little damage...It was the talk of
the
> > > > show
> > > > > >and many folks visited the area..reagards keith
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