[Rhodes22-list] R22 questions - lightning and locking.

[ed kroposki]

Mark:

	I am sure that you will get more replies due the vast panoply of
questioned asked.

	When I lock my boat, you cannot life the pop top up, you cannot get
in.  Therefore, I try to always leave a key in the usual Rhodes 22 key
place.  Other Rhodies know where to look.  That is good in many situations
when something happens and the guys from the marina need to get in.  Common
crooks break in anyway.

	As to the capacity plate, there seems to be a lot of room for
discussion.  While the U. S. Coast Guard seems to say one thing, whose is to
know for sure that the next Commandant of the Coast Guard will not interpret
the words differently.

	The only thing we have really established is that we do not have
them.

	As to lightning, this is a topic the list has discussed in the past.
In fact some of the discussion is on:

http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/light1.html

	And to complicate the summer, I will be visiting the 6th Great Lake.
And it even borders on Canada.

Ed K
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mark Skapinker
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 5:58 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] R22 questions - lightning and locking.

Oops, When I asked the "capacity plate" question, I didn't mean it to turn
into such a huge issue. It does seem that a plate is required in Canada, but
not in the US.

Now for a couple more questions:

1) We are having quite a few thunder/lightning storms here now. Is there
anything I should specifically do about "grounding" the mast? (Other than
not sailing during a storm). Is it grounded?

2) I locked my R22 with the key lock each time I leave it in the marina.
Sure enough, yesterday I forgot my key and only remembered when I got there.
When I got to the boat, I found that all I have to do to get in is to lift
the pop top and I can get into the boat! The back slides straight up. What
am I missing here? Should it secure down better or should I get another
locking system?

I am getting out often now as it has warmed up nicely and am really enjoying
my R22.
 
Mark S
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