[Rhodes22-list] Lou's Miracles Acknowledged, and praise the lord.

Mon Jul 28 18:44:51 EDT 2008

Lou,

1.  Congratulations.

2.  Give up the technical work and move to Edenton and rebuild old boats for
Stan.  You guys should get along on politics.

3.  With what was done to that boat, the rebuilt boat may outlive the
rebuilder.  Therefore, you need to get a lot of time in sailing it.  Why not
cruise to Edenton, NC.  But wait till after Hurricane season.  Repeat Stan's
famous trip by sailing around Manhattan.  

4.  Good sailing and God's speed.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
Addendum:  "Look astern when coasting in well-buoyed waters, look astern
often, both to check on course being made good and to familiarize with the
appearance of the buoyage from a different angle. You may have to return by
that route some day. Look astern as often as you look ahead when on watch.
In miserable weather one tends to huddle in a fixed position."  SAIL AFRICA 

Miracleboat wrote:
> 
> New bottom includes  West System Barrier coated epoxy 10+ layers
> VIVID Epoxy Primer 2 coats
> VIVID FREE bottom paint  2 coats
> total work time approx 6weeks
> total real time 9 months!!!
> 
> new sails
> new furler (GBI / Harken model #00)
> new rudder head (GBI)
> all foils stripped and re epoxied + barrier coated
> new CB mechanism
> recyc bow rail
> 
> electronix:
> Xantrex single battery monitor
> Blue Sea 8 gang panel
> Blue Sea power switch and fuse block
> 
> [power)
> flooded cell 12v
> used GBI solar cell
> 
> all new 7/19 SS wire from " Riggers Only " loft in MA.
> except for GBI traveler and back stay from Edenton
> 
> vent: Dorade by Plastimo
> 
> portlights:
> 6 new Beckson ports installed'( 04-05)
> 
> anchor  Lewmar Bruce
> anchor mount custom made
> barrier coated ply
> 
> VHF and Sony CD AM FM
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 28, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Lowe, Rob wrote:
> 
>> Lou,
>> Be sure to take more pictures of her.  Did you have her bottom  
>> painted?
>> She looks real nice.  And I agree, I love the lines of the R22. - rob
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Lou Rosenberg
>> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 3:51 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Miracles launched!
>>
>> Thanks Rob!
>> It will be 4yrs on Aug 9th..  I still LOVE the lines of the R22 and
>> really cannot seriously think about a more economical boat for the
>> price!
>> plus theres all YOU guys and ladies to help me out of a technical or
>> political jam:)
>>
>> all the best
>> Lou
>>
>> On Jul 28, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Lowe, Rob wrote:
>>
>>> Lou,
>>> Congratulations!  I hope the time and effort was well spent.  I've
>>> enjoyed reading about your trials and tribulations over the years  
>>> (has
>>> it been four years now?).  Hope you enjoy (well, know you do)
>>> having her
>>> in the water!
>>>
>>> Rob Lowe
>>> S/V Getaway
>>> 1976 Rhodes 22
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Lou  
>>> Rosenberg
>>> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 3:20 PM
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Miracles launched!
>>>
>>> Dear Rhodies,
>>>
>>> On Saturday I launched my boat "Miracles" after 4 long years of hard
>>> work, frustration and fear of not being able to sail this boat.  But
>>> hard work,  God's help and
>>> lots of money finally prevailed and she floated and we sailed her
>>> around Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn to Mill Basin where I am
>>> keeping her in a slip.
>>>
>>> Things almost went flawlessly, but my centerboard cap did leak but I
>>> was able to add a fastener and stop it.   Orbit chewing gum works
>>> every time! ( along with
>>> plumber's emergency epoxy)
>>>
>>> Some history for those new comers to the list:  I bought this boat
>>> for $1200.on Aug 9th, 2004  from the second owner who had sailed it
>>> only sparingly.  I found it with a cabin full  of mildew and leaky
>>> portlights,  a rusty trailer and an old Merc 7.5 electric start which
>>> I sold.   This is my first boat and I hadn't bought the Don Casey
>>> books on how to evaluate a used boat, which was one of my first
>>> mistakes.    I asked the owner if the centerboard mechanism worked
>>> and he assured me it did but I might as well have bought the Brooklyn
>>> Bridge.   It wasn't until almost November that I learned that it was
>>> stuck inside the trunk due swelling of the trunk walls from water
>>> that leaked into the trunk through the flange which was also in
>>> terrible shape.
>>>
>>> With the help of Roger Pihlaja, a very patient chemical engineer who
>>> had posted many things to the owners site and to the list,  I was
>>> able to spend the next year ripping out the bad laminate and
>>> replacing it with garolite panels glassed into the the interior trunk
>>> wall.   There is a pdf file at the owner's site under the
>>> R22 tech section that details the repair job.
>>>
>>> I spent another year re wiring and acquiring new parts and some
>>> recycled ones from Stan like: the Harken 00 furler, a more current
>>> rudder head, another bow rail, and the mast crane and crutch system.
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>>> At times throughout those four years I  felt overwhelmed, frustrated
>>> and angry at myself for taking this long project on, but felt that
>>> one day it would all pay off.
>>> Its also a miracle I'm still married too, because my wife Cindy
>>> really had to put up with all this s__t way too much for too long!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I now have to tend to the cabin and put my sliding doors back on add
>>> my cooler, head and tweak the rigging a bit then give her the tiller
>>> as we bend sail for the first time!
>>>
>>> Thanks to all the Rhodes owners especially:
>>>
>>> Roger Pihlaja
>>> Rick Centalonza
>>> Stan  and Elton
>>> Mary Lou
>>> Michael Weisner
>>>
>>> Richard Smith
>>> Rummy
>>> Ed K
>>> Peter Thorn
>>> Hank
>>> and Bill Effros
>>> and anyone else I may have left out!
>>>
>>> peace
>>> Lou
>>>
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