[Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!

[KUHN, LELAND]

Mike,

Ron is right, but just in case your label is in a different location,
your bimini is installed correctly in your pictures.  I have the same
one and Stan included the directions with mine--the continuous support
is in the front.

However, I don't think it makes any difference.  You can adjust your
straps to make the top level no matter which way it's installed.  It
might be easier going forward if the continuous support is up front.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Singerman [mailto:sail at tds.net] 
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 7:17 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!

Mike,

The label on the Bimini is at the aft end when properly installed.

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Cheung" <mikecheung at att.net>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 12:15 PM
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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