[Rhodes22-list] A note about outboards and Re: Chesapeake sail

Tue May 26 19:28:35 EDT 2009

So you use an extended v-berth.  Does it work ok for sleeping - I guess you are about to find out.
I hope it works well on your cruise.  BTW, Bob Keller is our resident expert on Punta Gorda cruising.  Believe me, this is good, and will be a confidence builder on anchoring out for the spouses.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
>Sent: May 26, 2009 5:19 PM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A note about outboards and Re: Chesapeake sail
>
>
>Art,
>
>I have the portapotty set-up instead of the marine head.  If I toss a bean
>bag over the portapotty, it extends the v-berth by two feet.
>
>Lee
>
>
>Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>> 
>> Lee,
>> 
>> Good news on the cruise - one of my fondest wishes is to cruise the
>> Chesapeake.  As you prep for your outing, take a look at your v-berth and
>> see if it could accommodate an extension headboard up to the bulkhead,
>> stbd side.  I'm going to try one in Fla in a week, think it may prove a
>> nice advantage in sleeping comfort.  You are taller and may be an option
>> for you.
>> 
>> Have fun and smooth sailing!
>> 
>> Art
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
>>>Sent: May 25, 2009 7:26 PM
>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A note about outboards and Re: Chesapeake
>sail
>>>
>>>
>>>Mary Lou,
>>>
>>>You and Fred have inspired me to spend a night on the boat.  Outfitted for
>a
>>>four-day cruise, I had pictured that Fretless would be jam-packed with
>junk. 
>>>She was less cluttered than my boat.  Most things were neatly stored in
>your
>>>v-berth like a big trunk of a car, and everything else was well organized
>in
>>>its logical place.  You had some good ideas that I plan on stealing. 
>Always
>>>good to see how others outfit their Rhodes.
>>>
>>>Thanks again for stopping by on the way to St. Michael's!
>>>
>>>Lee
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> We did! As Lee and Tom mentioned we had a lovely sail on Lee's boat 
>>>> At Ease out of his marina on Kent Island. Great beam reach both ways, 
>>>> mostly flat seas. This was on Friday. Earlier that day we had a great 
>>>> sail on Fretless tacking down from Rock Hall down toward Kent Island. 
>>>> The beam reach on At Ease was nicer but the close-hauled run south 
>>>> from Rock Hall was really really nice as well. Really enjoyed the 
>>>> company. It was great to see Lee and Tom and Alice again and to meet 
>>>> Lee's wife Andrea and his son. Great folks to spend some time with as 
>>>> are most Rhodies.
>>>> 
>>>> Saturday, we left Lee to his yardwork and motored down to Kent 
>>>> Narrows where we had a brisk ride with the tide under the opened 
>>>> drawbridge. Once we got south of Kent Narrows we did some very fine 
>>>> sailing in Eastern Bay before motoring up the Wye River to lovely 
>>>> anchorage behind Drum Point. Eight other boats from our sailing club 
>>>> attended and let me tell you nothing beats the upper bridge deck of a 
>>>> Grand Banks trawler for Happy Hour with 21 people and it was great 
>>>> that one of our members motored down in his 17 ft. Whaler and could 
>>>> play water taxi as the forecast winds made it iffy to raft up. We did 
>>>> note that with the Whaler in attendance, we are no longer the 
>>>> smallest cruising boat in our sailing club!
>>>> 
>>>> The next day we motored to St. Michaels through some fierce powerboat 
>>>> chop with a building wind on the nose. We could have sailed but it 
>>>> was more relaxing to spend the afternoon on one of the upper decks of 
>>>> the Maritime Museum waiting for the rest of the club to arrive.
>>>> 
>>>> This morning there was almost no wind and the forecast called for 
>>>> afternoon thunderstorms with unsettled weather for the rest of the 
>>>> week so we decided to head out early (7 am) for home. We motored 23 
>>>> miles in 5 hours including 25 minutes spent milling around waiting 
>>>> for the Kent Narrows drawbridge to open. One of the advantages to 
>>>> leaving early is that there were not as many powerboat wakes as later 
>>>> when everyone headed for home.
>>>> 
>>>> Outboard note: We did notice that compared to our old Honda, the 
>>>> Yamaha 8 HT does a much better job of dealing with powerboat wakes 
>>>> and rolly conditions. That big propeller did a great job of really 
>>>> digging in where the Honda would cavitate.
>>>> 
>>>> All in all a nice cruise though we would have sailed more if we 
>>>> didn't plan on meeting friends at a destination. Great sailing when we
>>>> did!
>>>> 
>>>> Mary Lou
>>>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>>>> Rock Hall, MD
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> At 01:33 PM 5/24/2009, you wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>Sailed Saturday at Rhode and West Rivers, wind 14 knots, full main and
>jib
>>>>>furled to 100%.  Delightful, sailed mostly flat on a long mostly beam
>>>reach,
>>>>>speed around 3.5 to 4 knots.  Later in the day while motoring lost
>control
>>>>>of boat for just a moment.  Keel was up and kicked up rudder in shallow
>>>>>water, spun us around in a quick circle.  Uncomfortable, but fixed
>>>quickly.
>>>>>Seems that the rudder was really doing some work and let go quickly. 
>Lots
>>>>>of holiday traffic.  Here's a pic of boats anchoring by High Island,
>long
>>>>>since submerged.  We enjoyed great sailing with Leland, Mary Lou and
>Fred,
>>>>>and dinner also with Leland's lovely wife and fine son.
>>>>>Tom Hogarty
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.nabble.com/file/p23696032/HIghIsland.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>cowie wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Did anyone sail the Chesapeake today.  Nice summer day.  Sunny, 12 kt
>>>>> wind
>>>>> > out of the south east, lowered the boom, 25% main reef, 70% jib reef
>>>>> with
>>>>> > the jib sheets at the innermost block. had a nice run from hhn to
>>>>> poplar
>>>>> > island.  Came about to head home as the wind picked up.  20 kt wind
>>>>> for
>>>>> > the ride home with a significant sea.  Got bounced around a lot, too
>>>>> much
>>>>> > wind and sea.
>>>>> >
>>>>>
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