[Rhodes22-list] Lightning strikes sailboat -

[TN Rhodey]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/blast-what-happened-next/2006/08/16/1155407856094.html

see link for photo and story -

Wally


>From: Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rudders-loss overboard
>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:48:05 -0400
>
>I bored a hole in the top pintle and use a hairpin to lock it in place.
>/Robert
>
>Slim wrote:
> >
> > I agree.  The pintles and gudgeons are pretty minimalist.   Mine has 
>come
> > off several times with following seas and only saved because I was 
>holding
> > on to it.
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On 8/16/06 10:18 PM, "Chelle or Bob Ginsburg" <chellrg at verizon.net> 
>wrote:
> >
> > > In the same way Stan has recommended a retaining line for the 
>outboard,
> > > wouldn't it be prudent to always have the rudder/tiller assembly 
>somehow
> > > fastened to something on the hull ( like a railing support ) ?
> > > Granted there would be slightly more clutter in the stern area, but 
>that
> > > "sinking feeling" might be avoided if something very unlikely happened 
>to
> > > the pintles in the gudgeons.
> > >
> > > Bob G
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