[Rhodes22-list] Drunken 'Lady'

[bgreenwald at optonline.net]

Elle,I keep my gas tank on the port side - no big deal running the gas line - and since i use little gas and it is usually pretty full I find that helps.Bruce Greenwald----- Original Message -----From: Bud Date: Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:11 amSubject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Drunken 'Lady'To: The Rhodes 22 mail list > Elle,>  I keep three 50lb bags of  playground sand under the starboard > cockpit > seat.> I put them as far forward as possible.> > -Bud> > elle wrote:> > >I hope that got everyone's attention....;^)> >> >So here's the question..> >> >Water Music lists to port...enough that water will not> >drain out of the channels along the coaming but> >collects in the foward port corner.> >> >All the weight is concentrated on that side: engine, 6> >gal fuel tank, one battery. A second battery is just> >slightly left of center in the space to the left of> >the head. The only weight to speak of on  stbd side is> >the battery  in the lazzarette.> >> >Other than finding someone who might be willing to sit> >in the head while> >sailing...(50's...smart...sailor...oops...wrong> >list...;^) ....any ideas of how to balance the weight?> >Moving any of the items on port to stbd doesn't seem> >practical....I will be storing some things in the> >cabinet in the galley...but the weight won't be that> >much....the water tub is not full...I'll get it up to> >abt 2/3 this weekend.. that won't have much> >impact.....> >> >Let the ideas flow...thanks> >> >elle> >> >> >> >We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.> >> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "Water Music"   (Lady in Red)> >> >__________________________________________________> >Do You Yahoo!?> >Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > >__________________________________________________> >Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list> >> >> >  > >> __________________________________________________> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list> 

Bruce Greenwald
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