[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Questions

[Bill Effros]

Dave,

I put a cut-down "Absorber" into the cockpit hole.  It absorbs all the 
water that falls into the hole, and wicks it back out of the hole when 
the sun shines.

I rolled in and out my headsail until I got the hang of it.  I have the 
170 in light air all the time, and almost never miss a tack.  The 
headsail always goes first, it will pull it's own tail through the tack, 
then cleat it, and it will pull the main sail through the tack.  I don't 
have anything on my turnbuckles, and I always like to be able to see 
them, and to be sure water is not collecting.  Neither my sails nor my 
sheets hang up on my hardware.  I use cable ties to secure the 
turnbuckles.  (A long story for another time.)

Bill Effros

DCLewis1 at aol.com wrote:
> Folks,
>  
> We’re still sorting out our new(to us) R22.  I’ve got a few questions  that 
> some of you may have dealt with already.  I’d appreciate any  input:
>  
> - On our cockpit floor about 2/3 towards the stern there’s a metal flange  in 
> the floor along the centerline.  The flange is 6" x 6", with a 2 1/8"  dia 
> hole in it.  At the bottom of the hole there’s a large nut.  There  is no top on 
> the 2" hole and over time water, pollen, etc collects from rain,  hose downs, 
> etc.  Should there be a cover over that hole, or a plug in the  hole, to keep 
> the water out?  What have you found to be good  practice?
>  
> - We have the standard UPP package.  There does not appear to be a  safety 
> attachment that would bind the motor to the boat if it were to fall of  the 
> transom.  Of course, the motor is clamped to the UPP motor mount and we  have 
> locks on those clamps.  I’ve seen some boating literature that suggest  a safety 
> attachment (I’m not referring to a safety lanyard to kill the ignition,  I’m 
> referring to something to keep the motor attached to the boat in the event  it 
> literally fell of the transom).  Do you guys ( and gals) use a separate  
> safety attachment - perhaps something like a ski lock passed around the stern  
> pulpit and through the motor mount - or do you think the standard transom  
> attachment is sufficient?
>  
> - I’ve had a little difficulty getting the head sail from one side to the  
> other when tacking.  It will  hang up on the  spreaders/turnbuckles.  Is that 
> just an art I have yet to master, or is  there some trick?  For example, should 
> I recover part of the head sail on  the roller furler before pulling the head 
> sail sheets to move the sail from one  side of the boat to the other?  Should 
> I tape the turnbuckles to minimize  hang ups?  Turnbuckle covers?  What works?
>  
> - About 1/3 of the way down the side of the hull from the bow there is a  
> small protrusion in each side of the hull.  They are below the rub rail,  but 
> well above the waterline.  What are those things?
>  
> Thanks for any help or comments.
>  
> Dave
>
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