[Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!

[David Bradley]

Mike, I'll take a picture of mine and send it this week - just back in town.

Dave


On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> Mike,
> Not sure about which way the bimini goes, mine is an after market add on
> (not from Stan), but mine is mounted opposite of the way you have yours,
> the continuous piece is aft.  But then I collapse mine aft.  Some people
> collapse theirs forward, so that might make a difference.  One thing I
> do notice is the bimini straps.  The way yours grab the frame don't look
> like the will hold very well.  Mine attach to the frame on the top of
> the frame, not on the sides.  Mine thread through a hole in the bimini
> and loop over the frame.  Can't quite tell from your pictures if yours
> is set up that way, but in the picture of yours truly, if you look up
> from your sitting position, is there a hole in the pocket that covers
> the frame?  That would be where my strap would attach.  Takes some doing
> to get the strap up there as you have to take the frame apart, loop the
> strap over the frame (and screw it back together) and put the frame back
> together.  Congratulations on your new boat! - rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mike Cheung
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 12:15 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!
>
>
> We spent yesterday afternoon out on Muireann after launching from
> Edgewater
> Park on the near west side of Cleveland's lakefront.  The launch ramps
> are
> pretty close to ideal except they're heavily used.  Even so, we had no
> particular difficulty fitting into the launch or retrieve mix.  A fair
> number of powerboats passed us up in the launch line while we rigged the
> boat.  It took just about an hour.  It was my second time rigging and
> the
> Admiral's first.  Takedown and rigging for the road took about the same.
>
>
> Here's a shot of the Cleveland skyline from outside the breakwall just
> after
> we got underway heading east
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p18814437/PICT0003.jpg
>
> Here's the Admiral, Mary, at the helm
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p18814437/PICT0005.jpg
>
> And yours truly at the helm
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p18814437/PICT0012.jpg
>
> and one last shot of the Cleveland skyline as we were headed back toward
> the
> ramps sailing just past Cleveland eastbound and turning back
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p18814437/PICT0013.jpg
>
> This last image forms the basis for one of a couple questions I have for
> the
> group.  There are two possible ways of mounting the bimini.  One, as we
> did
> yesterday, has the continuous frame piece forward and the two jointed
> frame
> sections aft.  The other would be just the opposite.  Is there a right
> way?
>
> Second, when retrieving Muireann, at a comparatively steep ramp, the bow
> met
> the trailer post right at the winch at about the level of the rubrail,
> just
> below.  After strapping to the winch and tightening, Muireann ended up
> about
> 10 inches back of the winch once pulled from the water (slowly, just
> like
> the GB folks told us).  My question is whether anyone has rigged
> protection
> for the bow from possible scrapes and bangs from the winch?  It looks
> like
> Stan and company may be working on something, but I'd like to rig at
> least
> an interim solution ASAP and am looking for ideas.  I'm thinking a piece
> of
> carpet covered plywood with a slot cut for the bow eye and some sort of
> way
> to secure it to the lower anchor mount would be a good start.
>
> Mike Cheung .... s/v Muireann 93/04/08 Rhodes 22
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