[Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!

Mon Aug 4 15:30:43 EDT 2008

Hi Mike,

The world just looks better from under a bimini.  Gotta get one some day.
Nice!

You"re on the right track with your thoughts on the bow stop.  The solid,
one-piece "V" shaped stop does sometimes hook on the bow eye.  Ours was
modified by the PO and it's like you envisioned.  It's two pieces of board
covered with carpet with a slot in the middle to allow the eye to pass
through when the boat rocks back on the trailer as you pull it out of the
water.

Happy sailing,

Slim

On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:43 PM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [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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