[Rhodes22-list] Hammock

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

Lee,

  Thanks for taking the time to check out the possibility of a hammock on
a Rhodes. I don't presently own a hammock,and didn't want to invest in
one,to find out it won't work. That , and I didn't want to wade
through a half of foot of snow,and try to string it up under a tarp,on
the boat in the back yard.
One of my bigger concerns was that my feet would stick thru the
companionway opening,into the cabin,and take the chance of hitting the
sides of the companionway opening, if rocked by a wake. From the
pictures,it looks like it will just limit the arc,instead of making
bruises.

Thanks again,
Jerry Lowe

Ps: this pic is 1.8 ,see if it makes it.

On 1/12/2009, "Leland" <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

>
>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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