Splash! Re: [Rhodes22-list] A sign of the times.

[Rob Lowe]

Mary Lou,
Congratulations!  Ah, to be in the water in April is still one of my
fantasies.  As Bill said, I'm hoping for Memorial Day at the latest.  Just
too much else going on this time of year and the boat seems to be the lowest
priority.  I know, I know, I need to get my priorities in order!  How nice
that everything was uneventful, our splashing is never uneventful and I
wonder what this year will bring.  Now if I can just find time to service my
"new" motor, we should be ready to proceed from there.  Enjoy!

Rob Lowe
S/V Getaway

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mltroy at verizon.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 9:27 AM
Subject: Splash! Re: [Rhodes22-list] A sign of the times.


> We're in! Fred spent the last several weeks finishing up the routine stuff
> like bottom paint touch up and cleaning. Had Fretless ready to go Friday
> night so Saturday we trailed her down to Rock Hall. It was a beautiful day
> for a drive through the countryside and the Spring Cove launch ramp was
> sheltered from the cool NE winds. Set up and mast raising were completely
> uneventful and with a very high tide launch was a snap. The motor ran
> smoothly and Fred got her into the slip without a ding. I mention all
these
> things because that is not always the way it happens. It's very nice when
> it does.
>
> Spent the rest of Saturday putting things together and visiting with the
> other earlybirds at the marina. Sunday morning we tuned the rig and went
> for a sail in very light air. 5 - 8 knots, few boats on the water, no
> powerboat wakes - it was a delight.
>
> Sunday afternoon we went over to the Sailing Emporium to check former
> Rhodies David & Ellen Dawson's progress on replacing the teak decks on
> their Passport 42. It's pretty amazing work. Last fall they removed the
old
> decks and filled the thousand & thousands of little holes. They are
> replacing the teak with a synthetic surface. It looks very teak-like and
> has a good feel to it - comes from Europe. It is thin and bendy and comes
> in long tongue and groove strips. Ellen was in the midst of laying it out
> on the deck and taping it together, fitting the pieces to the curve of the
> deck and fitting in the trip around hatches and fittings. It looked great.
> Next she has to determine cut points for each of the strips and glue the
> tongue and grooves together forming approximately 8 ft. mats. The large
> glued together sections will then be bedded on the deck. It looks great.
> Hope it wears as well as it looks. They are planning to leave for New
> England for 5 weeks in late June.
>
> While we were there we went to check out David & Ellen's slip and
> discovered an older Rhodes 22 in a slip. No front ports on the cabin.
> Radome at the masthead. I've seen the boat a couple of times before but
> never knew where it was based.
>
> Hope all the rest of the Northerners are making progress. Hope to see some
> of the Chesapeake Rhodies on the water soon.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Swan Creek, MD / Ft. Washington, PA
>