[Rhodes22-list] Drunken 'Lady'

elle watermusic38 at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 28 11:28:50 EDT 2007


It may be a good idea to get a 'holding' device for the 6 gal tank for the other side for future use.....
   
  thanks..elle
bgreenwald at optonline.net wrote:
  Whoops - I meant starboard side - and I see that the suggestion was already made.  When I got my boat I had Stan put in a slot for the tank handle on the starboard side but I know others secure their tanks in a variety of ways - I expect they will weigh in.----- Original Message -----From: bgreenwald at optonline.netDate: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:24 amSubject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Drunken 'Lady'To: The Rhodes 22 mail list > 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 rhodes> 22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list> > > Bruce Greenwald> S/V Ruach II> __________________________________________________> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list> 

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We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

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