[Rhodes22-list] Proud New Rhodes 22 Owners

[reme2952 at verizon.net]

> Welcome Sheldon,
We had our own refurbished Rhodes delivered by Elton about 3 weeks ago.  We sail out of Riverton Yacht Club, on the Deleware, near Philly.  We've had the opportunity to sail her 4 times already and have learned a lot about the boat, which we have decided to keep and enjoy.
I have sailed Barnegut a good number of times, including a trip to Atlantic City and another to New York City on my brother's Hunter 27.  Lots of options for you from there.  Enjoy!

Andy Lessard
> From: "Sheldon Green" <sheldongreen at comcast.net>
> Date: 2004/05/03 Mon PM 09:53:53 CDT
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Proud New Rhodes 22 Owners
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> Hello to the Rhodes 22 Board....
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> We are novice sailors and would like to introduce ourselves to the board as
> Elton has just delivered our refurbished Rhodes 22.  Accolades to Stan for a
> really great design in a Sailboat!  
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> We will be sailing out of Mariner's Marina in Barnegat, NJ.  The Marina has
> more 90% Sailboats.
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> We spent our first weekend on the boat, however we were unable to take her
> for our maiden voyage as the winds were in excess of 20 knots.  This of
> course gave us time to rig the boat and explore it various "nooks and
> crannies". Jay Friedland, of L.B.I., was gracious enough to help Elton and
> us to launch and rig the boat. 
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> While rigging the boat, Jay showed us how to secure the turnbuckles from
> loosening after applying the appropriate tension to the Shrouds /Stays.
> While talking to one of the other sailors in the Marina about the different
> ways to secure the turnbuckles, they suggested that we use "locking nuts"
> (Check Nut Locking) vs. "ring pins" or "cotter pins".  They explained that
> the "locking nuts" were easier to manage in the long run.  So.... I was
> wondering if anyone has used this approach, and if so, what size nuts are
> needed for job (#10,1/4", 5/16", or 3/8")?
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