[Rhodes22-list] Self tailing winches

[Anne M]

I sailed alone all the time and never considered self tailers.
The Rhodes is pretty well together.
As for the lift....pretty standard.
Anne
KY Lake


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Self tailing winches


> Mark,
> Are you sure you need self tailing winches? We rarely even use our
> winch handle. It's pretty easy to drop the line in a cleat if you
> want to put it down. Even in a strong breeze sheeting the jib in
> isn't a big deal. I suppose if you were singlehanding a lot in all
> kinds of weather it might make sense.
>
> Does anyone out there have self-tailers?
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
> At 04:58 PM 3/21/2007, you wrote:
>>Hi to all. I am a future Rhodes owner. My first sailboat.
>>Interested in anyone who has plans they can email me for putting my
>>Rhodes on a lift.
>>Also. If someone has experience with self-tailing winches on their
>>rhodes I would appreciate knowing which ones you ordered and if you
>>are pleased with them.
>>Thanks.
>>Mark Whitten
>>--------------------------
>>Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
>>
>>
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>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cleaning Sails
>>
>>Alex,
>>The best way to clean your sails is to send them off to Sail Care. Not 
>>only
>>will they clean them, but renew life to your old sails and sew any
>>seams  that
>>might come loose. Trust me, your wife's washing machine won't work.
>>
>>Rummy
>>
>>
>>
>>_http://www.sailcare.com/_ (http://www.sailcare.com/)
>>
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