[Rhodes22-list] Hammock

[Herb Parsons]

An auto-tiller would round it out nicely.


Michael D. Weisner wrote:
> Lee,
>
> I never thought of single handed hammock sailing before!
>
> Since you can easily reach the tiller over your head, with the mainsheet in 
> hand, access to the jib sheets as you rock left and right, and a mirror in 
> just the right place to enable you to view over the poptop and this could be 
> a whole new way to sail!  The only problem is that you might spill a drink. 
> I have a couple of months to work on that.
>
> Nice idea even when at anchor.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
> From: "Leland" <LKUHN at cnmc.org> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:43 AM
>   
>> Jerry, Art & Chet,
>>
>> I tried inserting an image but it said my 1.9MB pictures were too large. 
>> I
>> checked about 20 related picture-posting-troubleshooting posts in the
>> archives and none helped, including Ed's.  Let's see if posting them on 
>> the
>> Web works:
>>
>> http://www.msnusers.com/Rhodes22-AtEase/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2
>> http://www.msnusers.com/Rhodes22-AtEase/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2
>>
>> The first picture should be just the hammock; the next one the hammock is
>> supporting my 150 pound son; on the last one it is supporting me (weight
>> more than 150 pounds).
>>
>> I tied the forward end of the hammock around the mast above a cleat.  I 
>> tied
>> the aft end around the middle of the stern rail.  The stern rail flexed a
>> little when I got in the hammock, but it seemed plenty sturdy to support 
>> my
>> weight.  If there's a concern about damaging the stern rail, you could tie
>> the hammock next to the stern rail support by the ladder, or rig a line 
>> from
>> the ring eyes on the stern.
>>
>> Lee
>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>> Kent Island, MD
>>
>>
>> chetc wrote:
>>     
>>> I am a devout hammock camper and have given a little thought to how this
>>> could be accomplished. I think you could hang a hammock from the mast to 
>>> a
>>> bridle attached between the back stays...a Hennessy hammock might be the
>>> way to go here, since enter through a slit in the bottom of the hammock
>>> and have a bug net and rain fly attached.
>>>
>>> Of course, this assumes you are talking about a hammock for humans rather
>>> than a gear hammock (our rhodes has a gear hammock attached to the
>>> pegboard in the fore peak.
>>>
>>> Let me know what you come up with!
>>>
>>> Chet
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> cjlowe-2 wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Has anybody used a hammock on their Rhodes-22?
>>>>
>>>> Jerry Lowe
>>>>
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