[Rhodes22-list] on ballanced boat

[stan]

We sold Pete Seger his first sailboat so take credit for all the clean water 
that followed.

It was a Picnic 17 and he wrote us that the "Boat is a Joy" so we decided to 
stay in the boat business.

stan/gbi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <fnuttersny at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] on ballanced boat


> Dear Phylis My boat is anchored in Beacon and I belong to the Beacon Sloop 
> Club.  It is part of the Clear Water conservation group started by Pete 
> Seger (famous folk singer from the Weavers and champion of the good fight) 
> He built two 19th century lumber sloops The Clearwater and the Woody 
> Guthry.  Both vessels  give free rides to the public and focus on keeping 
> the river clean .  They have been very successful since inception about 
> 1975.  I removed both furling systems almost right away.  I did not have 
> IMF but my main was on  a roller set up like the headsail. I wanted to be 
> able to raise the mast on my own  so I eliminated all unnecessary  weight. 
> The mast is quite light with only the stays hanging  down and can easily 
> be lifted from the bow towards the stern when pivoted on the step.   I 
> don't know if hanked on sails perform that much beter on a R22 but in 
> theory there is less drag  and weight and I think more control over the 
> sail shape and I believe there in lies the edge.  Both sails have a cord 
> running down the luff that can be adjusted to get the best sail shape.  Is 
> Catskill Creek near Catskill NY? It sure sounds familier or  it may be not 
> to far from me. Where in NJ are you and where do you sail? Sincerly Frank 
> Nutters. From: P&M Beals <beals at rci.rutgers.edu>
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:02:13 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] on ballanced boat
>
>
> Hello.  I was just going through email and saw this note...
> sounds great.
>
> May I ask do you have a traditional mainsail or the IMF?
>
> I bought a 1986 last summer with IMF, and I just feel that this boat will
> sail even better with a traditional mainsail...
>
> I hope you  can give me a reply.
>
> Phyllis Beals
> Whisper
> Keyport, NJ
>
> By the way, where on the Hudson do you sail?
> Haverstraw Bay?
>
> I used to sail out of  Catskill Creek, Catskill on my father's gaff rigged
> wooden sloop...this smaller fiberglass boat is a new experience for me, 
> but
> I am trying to hang in there with it.
>
> Thanks again.
>
>> From: fnuttersny at aol.com
>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 23:38:28 -0400
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] on ballanced boat
>>
>> My 73 R22 is bare bones compared to most others on the list.  Two 
>> batteries
>> located under the companion way and a 9.5 evinrud in the lazzarete 
>> engine
>> well pretty much makes up my boat.  I basically set her up as a very
>> comfortable day sailer. In this configuration the boat is slightly stern
>> heavy.  I recently replaced the centerboard with a custom composit 
>> airfoil
>> shaped board with no leading and trailing(the board has the same width 
>> over
>> its length) edge taper and 25# of bronze makingup the tip of the 
>> board -the
>> board dropes quickly-. I have a new rolly-tasker main and a new 150% head 
>> sail
>> both hanked on..  I have to say that the boat performs fantastic.  In 15 
>> to 20
>> mph wind and full sails there is almost no pressure on the tiller.  The 
>> boat
>> seams to dig her nose slightly down and the stern comes up.  I can set 
>> the
>> rudder with the tiller tamer and have held my coarse for up to 45 min. 
>> As the
>> wind picks up I usually stand on the rail up by the mast and hang on to 
>> the
>> sta
>> ys and just look down as the boat sails herself falling of slightly then
>> rounding up a little back an forth never more than a vew degrees either 
>> way.
>> This is the first time I have sailed the boat with realy good sails and
>> centerboard  etc. and the difference is everything I hoped it would be. 
>> I
>> believe this is a perfect boat for inland waters in my case the Hudson 
>> river.
>> I had four adults on board recently in a steady 25 mph wind. We sat four 
>> in a
>> row and the boat sailed at maybe 5deg.  We flew across the river against 
>> a
>> flood tide still very little pressure on the rudder and very very close 
>> to the
>> wind.  My passengers thought I was brilliant the way I made the boat go
>> exactly were I wanted it to go and in quick time .  Thanks to a great 
>> design
>> and a vew up grades.
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