[Rhodes22-list] Watermusic sings! Bill & Rummy..sincere thanks

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Elle: 

Get Stan to install a motorized seat the goes up and down and port and
starboard, with an extension arm on the pedestal and a control for adjusting
lit like on a car with adjustable steering wheel.  It would give Stan a
challenge.  But then it would alliviate Rummy's concerns.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA



elle wrote:
> 
> Rummy, 
> 
> I more than appreciate your comments; in fact, you
> echo what I brought up when I went down on Wed to GBI.
> (Stan wasn't there..) I felt (and still feel ) that
> the seat is too high...yet, I need to be able to see
> over the cabin top (pop top down) when seated. I've
> tried an 8" foam helm seat that we have & it was still
> not high enough. I suspect that I will mostly stand at
> the helm and lean against the seat, especially if
> winds are strong or fluky, sitting only during times
> of extreme boredom.
> 
> I was accompanied by a sailing friend of long
> standing, and we've decided to let the seat adjustment
> go until she is launched. I can then get a good idea
> of sight lins from the helm. It will be not a problem
> to cut the support stem a few inches to lower it, and
> we will most likely do so.
> 
> Bill, thank you also for the information on jib
> control from the helm. That is excellent advice and
> will add it to the list (see below.) As for
> heaving-to, I will have to relearn that and many
> things that I have simply forgotten from lack of use
> in the past few years. 
> 
> (My friend spent two hours going over the boat &
> making a three page list of what I need to learn, find
> in my collection of boat stuff, make, store & acquire.
> )
> 
> Again, I am most appreciative of your comments &
> welcome them all.  The beauty of this list is the
> collective knowledge of its many accomplished members.
> I am willing to listen to all.
> 
> elle
> 
> --- R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Elle,
>> You really are getting a highly modified R22. It
>> looks as though General  
>> Boats has gone all the way in trying to meet your
>> needs. Having sailed my  boat 
>> for many years, I know how fast it can go from flat
>> sailing to healing  
>> uncontrollably. I'm going to caution you that this
>> is not a safe setup.(In my  
>> opinion) I know this is what you have asked for and
>> GB gave you what you  wanted, 
>> but I don't like it and I would never, ever sail
>> from that stern seat.  This is 
>> a 22 foot sailboat and it does not handle like a 30
>> footer. 
>> I'm sorry that I have to be the one to bring this
>> up, but obviously others  
>> on the list either don't see the problem or don't
>> want to ruin the moment for  
>> you.
>>  
>> Rummy
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