[Rhodes22-list] RE: Bill's Bahamas Adventure -- Day 6b

[Bud]

Bill,
  thanks!  Looking forward to reading it.

-Bud

Wickman, William E wrote:

>Tide was very insignificant from the standpoint of rise and fall.  I
>think it was only about 1.5 to 2.5 feet.  However, there were some spots
>where tidal currents were a factor, but nothing like what folks in the
>higher latitudes experience.
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>There was one incident where a combination of wind and current almost
>ground us, but that comes later in the story....
>
>Bill W.
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>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bud
>Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 8:04 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] RE: Bill's Bahamas Adventure -- Day 6b
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>Bill,
>  I don't recall any mention of the tide ... did you notice much of a 
>rise or fall in the tide?
>Did the tide create any problems for you in the shallow areas?
>
>Thanks,
>Bud
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>Wickman, William E wrote:
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>>Pete,
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>>I envy you.  Key Largo is a great area for sailing.  I bought the
>>mosquito net at Campmor for $39.99.  See this link:  
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>>http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?product
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>>d=7900&memberId=12500226&storeId=226&catalogId=40000000226&langId=-1
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>>It is a bit large, but gave us extra material to tuck in.  We basically
>>just hung it from the boom and tucked it under the seat cushions in the
>>cockpit and over the pop-top.  To seal around the edge of the cabin, we
>>simply rolled up towels, Tee shirts, etc. and set them on top of the
>>netting around the edge of the cabin top where the pop-top rests when
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>it
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>>is not up.  
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>>Bill W. 
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: petelauritzen at earthlink.net [mailto:petelauritzen at earthlink.net] 
>>Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:09 PM
>>To: Wickman, William E
>>Subject: Bill's Bahamas Adventure -- Day 6b
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>>Hi Bill,
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>>Thanks for the update. I am the guy that just bought Lake Hartwell Red
>>Rhodes and brought it with me to Key Largo for Keys sailing. 
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>>Anyway things are going good on that. My RHODES is in excellent
>>condition but is fairly bare bones at the moment.  I cant afford right
>>now thew pop top enclosure or boom room. Anyway in your travel log you
>>mentioned that you had a huge mosquito net that covered over the boom,
>>bimini, cockpit and pop top and for now that sounds like something I
>>could do for camping out purposes. Where did you buy this and can you
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>>more specific on how you 'rig' it. THANKS. Pete 
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