[Rhodes22-list] Hello, from new member

Tue Dec 8 18:14:45 EST 2009

Hello Derek (and Frank too);

Derek, if you are really starting from square one you need to explore boat
registration requirements in your state. Here in Jersey it's done through
the MVC but that may vary (where are you? I missed it).

Then you need to see  if there are any license or safety course
requirements. Again in Jersey the jet ski folks have spoiled it for the rest
of us by killing themselves on a fairly regular basis, leading to bothersome
safety course and boat driver license requirements that didn't exist just a
few years ago.

Then you need to start reading (winter is a great time for that). Get
yourself a Basic Keelboat primer, which will give you all the terminology
and good summary's of sailboat physics.

Then, depending upon where you'll be I would buy a book describing the
"rules of the road", and an idea of basic piloting (red, right, returning
and stuff like that).

If you're going to be around bridges that have to open or areas under Coast
Guard jurisdiction you're going to need a marine radio (they're cheap and
come in walky-talky type styles now), and at least a compass.

Check out the owner's manual mentioned elsewhere on this thread and make
sure you have life jackets, a bucket, flares, throwable life preserver and
have fun.

Call if you need help. The people on this list have been very helpful to me
in the year or so I've been around.

BenCittadino
S/V Susan Kay (1993 Rhodes recycled 2008)

PS- One more thing. This list is sort of like a sailor's bar. You can talk
about anything one would talk about in a place like that. People post jokes
and stories, and artwork too. Some of it is quite entertaining. There's even
a guy named "Bigal" who just loves it when people post political diatribes.
He finds the debate stimulating. Have at it.

Derek Dodson wrote:
> 
> Thanks Hank,
> I am very new to sailing and this is my first real sail boat. I am
> learning
> some of the terminology. However what do you call the rope you tie to the
> anchor chain, and the rope you tie to the dock?
> 
> Derek
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Hank
> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 7:05 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hello, from new member
> 
> Derek,
> 
> There are no ropes on a boat.  There is running rigging and standing
> rigging.  Running rigging consists of the lines, such as halyards and
> sheets, that are used to control the sails.  The standing rigging on a
> rhodes 22 consists of stainless steel stranded wire to support the mast
> such
> as the forestay, side upper and lower stays and the aft stays.  Gotta keep
> up with the terminology. :-)
> 
> Hank
> 
> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Derek Dodson <ddodson at ebcc.com> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Greg,
>> I also have wondered if there was a way to buy some cheaper items. I have
>> bought my boat and am told by buyer it is ready to sail. However there
>> are
>> some things I would like to do to it before I make first launch. I am
>> pretty
>> sure there are some things I need to get like rope. I priced some things
> in
>> a sail shop and it seems they are way over priced.
>> Thanks for the advice
>> Derek
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Greg PA
>> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 8:02 AM
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hello, from new member
>>
>>
>> Derek
>> Congratulations! I was in your same position last February. The people on
>> this forum helped me a lot and I got an abandoned 1979 sailing by the
>> summer
>> working on her mostly just Saturdays. I have had to re-do all my rigging
>> and
>> learned a few hard lessons I would be happy to pass on.
>>
>> I have the manual, but I believe it is in the FAQ section of the GBI
>> website.
>>
>> I have raised my mast several times with just one other person very
> easily,
>> I do not have the winch. We also took it down last month in 18 mph winds
>> with little difficulty. There are a couple tricks, like tape the stays to
>> the mast so they don't kink.
>>
>> Another trick I learned from doing all this on a budget is I buy my
> running
>> rigging at REI and EMS. Their climbing rope is as good as any marine I
> have
>> seen and is 1/3 the cost. Nicer colors too.
>>
>> Good Luck, send me an email and I will forward my cell if you want to
> talk.
>>
>>
>> -----
>> Greg PA
>> s/v Serenity
>> 79 Rhodes 22
>> North East MD
>>
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