[Rhodes22-list] Sunset

[Chris Crispel]

Elle:

Thanks for the explanation but did you forward the pictures you referenced? 
If so, did not receive them.

Cheers

Chris C
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sunset


> !
> The flat Atwood 6 gal tank has a kind of  groove in
> the midsectiion, kind of like a baffle, separating the
> tank into two parts.
>
> This is approaching the thousand words, so I went down
> to the boat & took pictures.
>
> The holder is a U-shaped piece of starboars onto which
> the tank slides.  It is then secured with the clevis
> pin.
>
> Elegant.
>
> Elegantly Spitzer.
>
> elle
>
>
>
> --- Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> OK, now for the next question, what is the Spitzer
>> super duper gas tank
>> holder?
>> Slim
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2008 4:08 PM, elle
>> <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Thank you, Slim.
>> >
>> > To get WM to ride evenly, I did the following:
>> >
>> > There was one 6 gal gas tank on the port side. I
>> was
>> > able to move that one over to starboard (as far
>> > forward as it could go) , and added a second one
>> right
>> > behind that one. (Lengthening the fuel line &
>> running
>> > it to the stbd side was an interesting piece of
>> > engineering...;^) I keep about 3 gals of fuel in
>> each
>> > tank, giving me @ 36 lbs. of ballast. Both tanks
>> have
>> > the super duper spitzer gas tank holder to keep
>> them
>> > in place.
>> >
>> > My anchor rode (200' of line w/6' of chain) is in
>> the
>> > cabin, under the companioinway step on the stbd
>> side,
>> > as far back as it will go..
>> >
>> > The engine battery is on the stbd side of the
>> > lazarette.
>> >
>> > The placement of the weight offsets the weight of
>> the
>> > engine & two other  batteries on the port side..
>> >
>> > I also tend to stand off to stbd a bit when
>> > sailing...so that humongus mount of weight really
>> > evens things out!
>> >
>> > It's not perfect...a bit of water collects in the
>> > groove by the bulkhead on the port side..sliding
>> the
>> > gas tanks aft a bit may correct this.
>> >
>> > elle
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --- Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Very nice, Elle.  It looks like you've corrected
>> the
>> > > listing problem.  What
>> > > did you do?
>> > > Slim
>> > >
>> > > On Jan 29, 2008 8:43 PM, elle
>> > > <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Thanks, Diane...for such a small boat, it is
>> > > amazing
>> > > > the numbers of things we can find to do to
>> it....
>> > > >
>> > > > I haven't done too much else that I can think
>> > > of....I
>> > > > just got the boat last April...but if there is
>> > > > something in particular that you'd like info
>> about
>> > > > just ask.
>> > > >
>> > > > elle
>> > > > --- DIANE  RUSSELL <mamaruss5 at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Elle,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > That is a wonderful picture. I would love to
>> see
>> > > > > more pics of your boat. It
>> > > > > gives me ideas of what I need to do this
>> spring
>> > > and
>> > > > > next, and next....
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Diane
>> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > > > From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
>> > > > > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:22 PM
>> > > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sunset
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Sunset, long shadows, a boat, a dog, a
>> camera.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The inevitable.....
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > ;^)
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > elle
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > We can't change the angle of the
>> wind....but
>> > > we
>> > > > > can adjust our sails.
>> > > > > >
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>> > > > > in Red)
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>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
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