[Rhodes22-list] Sleeping on an R-22

[Philip]

Thanks, Bill.  I am looking forward to everything you describe.  I think she
will come completely around.  She is afraid of new things, but every time we
try something new, like the boat, she becomes an enthusiast.

Philip


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bill Effros
Sent:	Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:55 AM
To:	The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject:	[Rhodes22-list] Sleeping on an R-22

Philip,

Congratulations on giving Deena enough room to enjoy the boat.  The R-22
is like owning a little bit of heaven on earth.

My wife, also, wanted to overnight at motels and marinas, but that is
not the way we find we use it.

Some nights are just so beautiful you find you don't want to leave the
boat.  So you drop anchor, look at the stars, watch meteor showers, and
fall asleep.  There is always enough food on board.  There is water.
There is a clean head.  You can play your own music at the volume you
want to hear it.

You can take a late night swim.  You can heat water for a "sun shower"
if the water in the bag cools down.

At some point you realize there is no reason to put your clothes back
on, and nobody is thinking a motel or a marina would be nicer than what
you've got.

There is absolutely nothing in the world that beats waking up to the sun
at an isolated anchorage after a night like this.

If you do this enough times, get the cockpit fill-in cushions and put a
12v inflated Aerobed on top of the fill in cushions.  You will get a
better night's sleep than you can get at home.

Get the Pop-Top.  Consider a Boom Room.

Always know what the weather will be like for the next 24 hours, and
never take your wife out into a storm.

The little chores of moving cushions around and assembling covering are
a delight.  Time passes quickly.  Your boat is more comfortable than
boats twice its size.  This is really true.  And it's not a maintenance
headache for either you or your wife.

Enjoy.

Bill Effros





Philip wrote:
> Bill,
>
>     Absolutely.  The loaner doesn't have the hatch over the porto-pottie
and
> it is impossible to use.  I think you wrote once before that you have a
> marine head but you use the holding tank because you sail LI Sound..  Is
> that right?
>
> By the way, when you sail next season, if you are anywhere near the
Stamford
> shore, many of the houses there, the little late 1940's and early 1950's
> cracker-boxes there were built by my wife's late grandfather and her
father.
>
> Philip
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bill Effros
> Sent:	Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:39 PM
> To:	The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject:	Re: [Rhodes22-list] Philip -- Ice Box
>
> Philip,
>
> I don't know if I weighed in on the marine head issue lately, but I'm a
> strong advocate of the marine head as opposed to the bucket or
> porto-potty--and I've used them all on this boat.
>
> Get an opening port over the head so you can pee standing up--one of the
> most important safety features of this boat, as far as I'm
> concerned--and a feature not available on many boats twice our size.
>
> Bill Effros
>
> Philip wrote:
>
>> We still plan on the new boat.  The loaner is still in the water, but I
>> haven't been able to get to the marina in a few weeks.  I just started a
>>
> new
>
>> assignment closer to home (I now live there instead of visiting on
>> weekends).  I am on leave next week and my brother visits from CT.  We
>>
> will
>
>> go out in it a couple of times, weather permitting then I plan to pull it
>> out for the winter or until I can take it back to Edenton.  I owe Stan
>> another payment and expect to have the new one sometime next spring? or
>> summer?  Anyway, my wife wants the marine head.  I hadn't put much
thought
>> into the ice box.  The loaner has one of the plastic 12v upright coolers,
>> but we haven't used it.  I'll have to consider your idea.  You may be
>>
> right,
>
>> and if I wanted one later, I know there are several options or I could
>> always go back and get one from Stan.  Of course, my wife has the final
>>
> word
>
>> on that too.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Philip
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>> From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bill Effros
>> Sent:	Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:11 AM
>> To:	R22 List
>> Subject:	[Rhodes22-list] Philip -- Ice Box
>>
>> Philip,
>>
>> What is the status of your new boat?
>>
>> What did you decide about the head?
>>
>> A change I would recommend if Stan can do it is taking all the extra
>> stuff out of the ice box, leaving you with just an easily accessible
>> rectangular space.
>>
>> The Ice box is in an excellent location.
>>
>> Modern insulated bags are so good that you can put one or many into the
>> ice box, and they will hold ice for more than 24 hours without doing
>> anything fancy.  I like the 6-pack size, and I can jam quite a few of
>> them into the ice box.  Each insulated bag acts as insulation for the
>> others.  I put some food or drinks into each bag, along with
>> refrigerator ice cubes, and I can always hold more than I need for
>> coastal cruising.  It's easy to pick up more ice cubes along waterfronts
>> around here.
>>
>> If you have more people on board, the first to be used insulated bags
>> can be stored under the cockpit seats until ready for use.  This is no
>> different than if you were taking them on a picnic.
>>
>> Bill Effros
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