[Rhodes22-list] New Guy--Change Subject Lines

[Bill Effros]

John,

Please try to change subject lines to reflect what is inside your email 
so the next new guy can learn what you have said without needing to read 
through every email ever posted to find your comments.

Old guys and gals try to do this, but we are just as likely to simply 
hit the reply button and perpetuate a thread that has less and less to 
do with the subject line.

It is hard for newbies to know that we prefer subject lines to keep 
changing, because we are all not that good about it ourselves.  Also, 
nobody wants to fall into the "what's the new guy doing, trying to 
change all our traditions" trap.

This is not directed solely at you, it's something we all try to remind 
ourselves about, and we hope you will help in the reminding.

Many of your comments below are permanently useful, but almost 
impossible to put in a place where they can be retrieved.  Even though 
nobody else seems to be doing it, please break out your comments into 
individual replies, each with a subject line that reflects what will be 
found in the body of the email.

Also, with regard to jokes and politics, we try to put Politics: 
Subject  and Jokes: Subject or at least P: and J: so people who don't 
want to see this stuff can easily opt out.

I am the official list scold on this matter, and, as is often pointed 
out, I get lazy about it, too.  But in terms of the next new guy--it 
sure is helpful when the subject line pinpoints the body of the text, 
and a lot of new people contribute a lot of information on many topics 
without even knowing they are doing so.

Bill Effros

johnp wrote:
> Thanks for the warm welcome.  
>
> Scott, Though I'm in FL now, I'm from MASS originally and my Dad was even a
> lobsterman (before I was born) We still ate tons because He still knew
> people.  - No lower port holes and no signs of hole uder aft hull.
>
> Rummy, I had already replaced the pulleys with some temps but with no
> mechanical advantage just a zig zag to get to the tube. I saw an image on
> rhodes22.org showing the block n tackle system but something didn't look
> right. looked like the tube was at the aft end of the swing keel trunk - at
> least by the angle on the aft part of shoal draft part of the keel. Didn't
> really have a cap til I made one. Looked like someone sawed the top of the
> trunk off. had some peices of pvc as pulleys. didn't work to well. From what
> I've read the oldies didn't have a cap - just a sealed up trunk. Last boat I
> owned had a pull out centerboard so I really didn't think much about the
> open topped trunk til I was out in 20kts and the lake got choppy. Had a foot
> of water in the cabin by the time we got back. I'm at least going to the
> bouble backstays one of these days.
>
> Ed K, has a rub rail but rubbers were missing in sections so I pulled them
> out temporarily because it looks better than patchy. I've got a brochure
> from Taco Metals so I should be able to find the right filler bead to
> replace it. You're right about the trunk cap. I have one now. Set my Wife
> back in Her comfort level of being on boat that day. It does have a number
> on the starboard transom. It starts with NJZ which would make it homebuilt
> except that they didn't require numbers on them back then. I'm thinking at
> some point it was assigned that number by New Jersey or the company that
> made the hulls before GB was just that small and didn't go through the steps
> with USCG to be able to assign them. Especially since it wasn't required.
> Don't know for sure. 
>
> What I lack the most is a pop top. I have a temp made that covers it but
> doesn't pop and is not real pretty. Also it seems like the V berths are
> shorter on the newer ones from looking at the top view on GB site.
>
> Hope I don't have a counterfeit
>
> Once again Thanks for reading this. 
>
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