[Rhodes22-list] Overstuffing your Boat (was Playing at Anchor)

[Julie Thorndycraft]

Rummy,
Thanks for the advice and we have been doing that to an certain degree. Due 
to our winters, we remove absolutely everything at the end of the season. In 
the spring, we look at the items removed in the fall and if we didn't use 
something or have come up with a better alternative, it doesn't get put back 
on.

My husband did a fair amount of wilderness camping in his past which means 
you get pretty sparse - if you can't carry it, you don't bring it. We try to 
do the same with the boat but since we use it for extended camping trips, it 
still ends up with alot of gear - cooking stuff, food, toolbox, flares. We 
do have more cooking gear than most, but I'm not the cook and I'm not going 
to argue with the person who is happy to play chef. The lazarette holds the 
pop-top enclosure, the grill, and the anchors.

For the most important items - the liquor cabinet stays stocked with easily 
refillable nalgene bottles. Yes, Rum is a constant.

Fair winds,
Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Playing at Anchor


>
> Julie,
> Concerning extra gear on the boat. After you have had the boat a few
> seasons, go back through everything you have put on her. If you haven't 
> used
> something in the past year, the odds are that you didn't need it in the 
> first
> place.......get rid of it. I go through RumRunner every fall and remove 
> accumulated
> stuff. You wouldn't believe the crap I've found. Of course, the  reserve 
> rum
> supply always remains on board.
>
> Rummy
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