[Rhodes22-list] Lightning first boats

Sat Sep 27 11:54:51 EDT 2008

I couln't but have a big grin as you told about bailing, I mean sailing, the
Lightning.  Oh so true, I think that boat must have recycled half the bay of
Naples between its leaking and us bailing as kids.  You are right what a fun
boat with some real character.  Its funny, about 6 months ago I was going
through some of my late mother's things and found all my sailing journals
when I was 18 or so and sailing the boat to Greece.  That was a trip down
memory lane.

Chris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:39 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Lightning first boats

> Chris,
>
> Small world.  A Lightning, number 850, was my first boat too.  Actually, I
> was only a 70 pound kid at the time and my father was the boat owner.  Our
> first family boat, a Lippencott white cedar "sponge", with a wooden mast.
>
> We slipped the boat in Toms River, NJ.  The seller told him the wood would
> swell up after a few days of soaking, but it never stopped leaking.  There
> was always some bailing to do when we arrived at the marina.  Lightning...
> no, it was more like a "Spark", because it probably weighed as much as two
> Lightnings.  I will always remember relaxing on the foredeck, ghosting the
> Barnegat while Captain Joe sailed us home into the sunset.  Great
memories.
>
> A score or so later he bought a  Rhodes.
>
> Thanks Chris,
>
> PT
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Chris Geankoplis
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:48 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] whiskerpole - reply to ED
>
> I like the image of the Lightning spiniker.  It was my first boat and I
flew
> an old silk spinniker on ocassion.  Thanks for the detailed description,
> gotta get me one of them!
>
> Chris G
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:00 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] whiskerpole - reply to Slim
>
>
> >
> > Slim:
> >
> > As you recall we used to have a member of this forum, aka, Roger P.  He
> > strongly recommended for the 175 or even his 155 Genoa to use the heavy
> > weight Forespare telescoping 6-12 Spinnaker pole and not use the tiny
> > whisker pole.
> >
> > As per his recommendations, my boat has a eye for a block about 2/3 up
the
> > mast.  It is for holding the weight of the Spinnaker Pole.  The extra
> sheive
> > on top of the mast is used for the sail end of the pole to support the
> > weight of the 175 Genoa Sail.  With a couple of preventor lines this
> > combination holds the pole up, the sail out for light wind.  There is
also
> a
> > removeable eye to attach the inner end of the pole to the mast.  Whether
> it
> > is used for Genoa or Spinnaker.  Just like the big boats.
> >
> > The eye on the mast and the line thru the sheive on top of the mast
allows
> > the pole to placed verticle against the front of the mast to get it out
of
> > the way.
> >
> > I have an old tiny sysmetrical spinnaker I bought off an old 'lightning
> > racer' after he sold his boat [They are 19 feet, but race boats].  The
> buyer
> > would not give him anything for the sail when he sold the boat so he
kept
> > them and sold me one.  After several patches and many stitches I have a
> > small light weight spinnaker.  It works when poling the Genoa does not.
> It
> > just takes a 2-3 mph wind to fill it out and take me home.  Slow but no
> iron
> > jenny.
> >
> > Roger's point was that a good gust of wind would bend a whisker pole.
> > Rummy's method might require quick hands to save the pole.  He would
have
> to
> > put down his drink to do it.
> >
> > Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
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