[Rhodes22-list] Lightning first boats

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my second was a wood lLghtning - my first was breaking its wood mast.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lightning first boats


>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
>> > attachment:
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