[Rhodes22-list] Shorties

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My ex-father in law had a 12' aquacat (forunner of the Hobie) with a 1 1/2 hp seagull motor he used in hawaii for fishing and diving.  In St Augustine, Fl there was a 45' motor sailer that they just removed the mast and used it as a slow crusier.

Steve
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> From: "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
> Date: 2006/04/14 Fri PM 02:38:21 EDT
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Shorties
> 
> If I can reply to my own post...
> 
> There's also Mick Roberts in Oriental, a photographer who makes a living
> selling photos to racers.  He took a Hobie 16, derigged it, mounted what I
> can best describe as a captain's chair about 5' above the water and added a
> 6hp outboard with  pitch around 8 or 9.  He slices through the water as
> stable as your dining room table!
> 
> PT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Shorties
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> 
> > 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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