[Rhodes22-list] Shorties

[Peter Thorn]

For certain applications, it's a good idea.

A friend I can best describe as an "old salt" with a stiff and speedy
British Jaguar 21 decided he was too old to single-hand his boat on the
Pamilco River near little Washington, NC.   So..  he unstepped the mast and
motors around with his Mecury 8.  That boat without the rig is very, very
stable.

I wouldn't call it sailing, but it's much better than staying off the water.

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Skinner" <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Shorties


> Bill Effros wrote:
> > ...
> > Mast-Down Cruising is a topic we should explore.  There are people
> > around here buying expensive old sailboats cheap, removing the masts
> > entirely, and just cruising around, anchoring, and living in their
> > sail-less "sail" boats all summer.  It's a long cheap great vacation.
> > The R-22 lends itself to this kind of cruising.  Just add a shortie.
>
> I have been dreaming of cruising the Hudson and
> Erie canals.  Sailing is all but impossible on
> these waterways, and sections of the Erie (and
> others as well) are marshland -- hot and buggy.
>
> This is a compelling argument for a short
> section of mast - just high enuf to support
> boom (room), pop top, and low stays.
>
> You would want to keep it short enuf to get
> under the 12' bridges.
>
> Good idea, Bill!
>
> /Robert Skinner
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