[Rhodes22-list] bimini Re: Ron's new boat at Boca Ciega

[Mary Lou Troy]

Barring a manufacturing defect, tightening the straps should make the 
bimini taut. Is it hanging up on something? Is the middle bow hung up 
somehow? Maybe try reversing the whole thing? I think we found that 
we actually prefer ours "backwards" but that's one of those things 
that we seem to forget from year to year along with the way we run 
the topping lift.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 02:50 PM 5/10/2008, you wrote:
>All,
>
>Ron and Linda and rigged his new boat this morning without a 
>hitch.  We used the famed Czerwonkamatic rigging system and it only 
>took 21 minutes.  We plan to go out on the water on Tuesday, as 
>storms move into the area on Sunday and Monday, temps are perfect 
>and the winds are steady.  Unfortunately I cannot report similar 
>conditions at Lanier or Hartwell.
>
>We encountered one problem which continues as a challenge - the new 
>bimini refuses to tighten.  The front and rear straps are taut, and 
>the suspension tubes are adjusted as from the plant, but the bimini 
>edges hang very loosely on the front of the middle bar, rendering 
>them ineffective in shedding rain as intended.  Does anyone have 
>ideas on how this can be adjusted.  Call me if you cannot reach Ron, 
>and I can help him further on Tuesday or in the next two weeks while 
>he is here.
>
>Still trying to locate the mystery Rhoadie at the St Pete 
>marina.  Does Stan know?  This is a beautiful new black or dark blue 
>hulled boat.  Let's keep him in the family.  Ron told me today that 
>we recently lost a Rhoadie to a Flika.  The Flika is a beautiful 
>boat ( Bruce Bingham, the designer is a fellow member at Boca Ciega 
>YC ), but losing a skipper is a tragedy.
>
>Chow,
>
>Art
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