[Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!

[KUHN, LELAND]

Mike,
 
From this picture, mine may be on backwards:  http://www.rhodes22.com/not_an_ad_small.html
 
Lee

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From: stan [mailto:stan at rhodes22.com]
Sent: Tue 8/5/2008 12:59 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!



from the skyline shot I would say the bimini is on backwards

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----- Original Message -----
From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Muireann swims!


> Mike,
>
> Really nice! Congrats!
>
> elle
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>
>
> --- On Mon, 8/4/08, Mike Cheung <mikecheung at att.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Mike Cheung <mikecheung at att.net>
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  Muireann swims!
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 12:15 PM
>> 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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