[Rhodes22-list] Hammock

[Tom Hogarty]

Can anyone guess what the weight limit would be for a hammock attached to the
mast and to the backstays?  Would it be safer than the stern rail?
Tom Hogarty


Leland 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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