[Rhodes22-list] One Hatch, Bilge and Ventilation

[Mary Lou Troy]

Mark,
We also have a Nicro solor vent on the bow. It provides constant 
ventilation to the boat (solar energy charges the battery which keeps it 
running overnight.) Rather than using the rode tray we store our anchor and 
rode in a bag made for that purpose (West BoatUS etc.) and store it in the 
lazarrette. Much handier there than on the bow and we don't have wet anchor 
rode drying out  in  the  Vberth (which we use for storage rather than for 
sleeping).

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD

At 01:07 PM 1/10/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Ed, I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow what you mean by this sentence: 
>"Their methods do away with the need for the front access for the anchor 
>line to go into the anchor line tray."  What are the "methods" Rummy and 
>Bill are using?  Are they storing ing the anchor line somewhere else and 
>putting the Nicro vent into the vent the anchor line normally goes?  If 
>so, what do you do with the anchor line?  As a newbie, I wasn't around for 
>the original discussion ... so I'm not quite following this 
>shorthand.  Clean air in the cabin is going to be a concern of mine when I 
>receive our recycled Rhodes later this year (lots of mold allergies in the 
>family), and I wasn't aware that a stinking anchor line was a potential 
>problem.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ed kroposki <ekroposki at charter.net>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:30:44 -0500
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] One Hatch, Bilge and Ventilation
>
>
>     We are having a discussion about bilge pumps and causes of problems.
>Also, had question about one hatch versus two hatches.  Well, I have no
>hatches and my recycled boat came with a bilge pump.
>     A successful way to increase total ventilation is a Nicro(sp?) solar
>powered vent.  I have seen one Rhodes with one in the cabin roof.  However,
>over the years we have had discussion about stinking anchor lines.  Several
>solutions are in use, i.e. Rummy's and Bill's solutions.  Their methods do
>away with the need for the front access for the anchor line to go into the
>anchor line tray.  The smaller Nicro vent fits right into the hole without
>modification.  Then when the sun shines there is constant ventilation.  It
>works and improves the overall atmosphere of the cabin.
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
>Addendum:  For Bill E:  http://hudsonriverlive.com/popup.htm?
>
>
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