[Rhodes22-list] Here is Doyle offer on UPS pricing

[Ron Singerman]

Rick,

I second Rummy's thanks to for your opinion of the UPS.  Now, to check the 
archives for all the info I can get on the use of the whisker pole for the 
175.

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Here is Doyle offer on UPS pricing


> Rick,
> Thanks for your honest appraisal. I've often wondered if it would be any
> different than poling out the 175.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 3/1/2009 2:13:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> sloopblueheron at gmail.com writes:
>
> Since  the UPS is mounted inside the fore stay, you need to drop it to
> effectively  use the genny.  The exception to effectively using the genny 
> is
> when  you wing-on-wing it with the genny.
>
> It doesn't make much sense to use  the UPS partially furled, so the furler 
> is
> mainly a convenience to  deploying and stiking the sail.  I'm averse to 
> going
> out on the bow  deck these days and the furler makes it completely 
> possible
> to manage the  sail fully from within the cabin with the pop top up . 
> (You
> wouldn't  want to deploy the UPS anyway when conditions are not conducive 
> to
> sailing  with the pop top up.)
>
> I've found I can pretty much get to wind speed on  a run using the UPS
> wing-on-wing with the genny that is is poled out.   However, I don't
> think the UPS pulls any better than the 175 genny on a  reach in light 
> air.
>
> Since I do mainly coastal day sailing, which means  my light air sailing
> is mainly on a reach to sea breezes or coast  influenced prevailing winds,
> there's only a few days each season I get an  opportunity to run in
> light air.  All-in-all, I've found the UPS has  the lowest ROI of any
> thousand bucks I've spent on my  boat.
>
> Rick
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 6:28 PM, cowie  <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> 
> wrote:
>
>>
>> How do most  people like to use the ups, always installed with furling
>> mechanism or  manual only when needed?
>>
>>
>> R Orkin wrote:
>>  >
>> >
>> >
>>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p22235080/Doyle%2BSails%2B2009%2BRhodes%2B
> 22%2BUPS%2BOffer%2B%25281%2529.pdf
>>  > Doyle+Sails+2009+Rhodes+22+UPS+Offer+%281%29.pdf
>> >
>>  > If the PDF file is not readable..
>> > $644 for the Sail + 30  shipping
>> > Add a Furling Kit
>> > RWO Continuous line  furler
>> > with control line loop
>> > and sheets  $225
>> >  Contact: Paul Beaudin
>> > Doyle Sailmakers  225 Fordham Street City Island, NY 10464
>> > 800-237-4453 Email  doylesails at verizon.net
>> >
>>
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