[Rhodes22-list] A new boat in the fleet

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Wed Apr 21 19:18:45 EDT 2010 

Frank,

I'll bet you didn't downsize the cockpit by much.

Enjoy and welcome to the fleet.

Rick

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Frank Tugwell <ftugwell at cox.net> wrote:

> Dear Rhodes List
>
> I am pleased to introduce a new member of the fleet, our new
> boat, Dragonfly.  I went to Edenton on Friday and brought her home on the
> trailer over the weekend.  She now rests in the James Creek Marina in
> Washington, D.C. All went well.  Stan and crew did a test launch, and after
> some adjustments--some nuts missing on the centerboard housing--she seems
> to
> be in great shape. The mast-raising gear worked very well. My son and I
> added a PowerTiller to the Yamaha 9.9 and then my wife and I took her out
> for a couple of hours in the Potomac. I have a lot of checking to see if
> all
> systems are OK, but for now we are very happy with the new Rhodes22.  I
> should note that she is a radical downsizing for us, since we replaced our
> 43' Shucker Motorsailer to buy her, but no regrets so far.  Stan, Rose, and
> crew were great, and so were the staff of General Boats, notable Mark and
> the others who helped out.  Our thanks to all--I know Stan will get this.
>
> Fair winds, to all,
>
> Frank Tugwell
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 10:34 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anybody out there?
>
> Chris,
> The plywood in our 1991 is on the benches including the step just
> below the companionway and the bulkhead separating the main cabin
> from the head. The plywood has a paper thin layer that is imitation
> wood grain. Because it's not real wood we've always just cleaned it
> with any old household cleaner. I don't think there is any cleaning
> product that would improve its looks. We did varnish the table (cabin
> berth insert) and that looks really good. We just clean that with a
> damp cloth with a tiny bit of soap if necessary. Our step is starting
> to show a bit of wear. We may look for some sort of non-skid
> varnish-like product to put on that. Regular varnish would be too
> slippery if it got wet.
>
> We also have teak rails on the galley counter. That's what I'm going
> to try to spiff up along with the compression post under the mast.
>
> Not sure about the murphey's.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
> At 06:15 AM 4/20/2010, you wrote:
> >I am also interested to know what type of maintanance product is used
> >on the interior teak like plywood.  Is murphey's oil a good product to
> >keep the wood clean and fresh?
> >
> >Chris Cowie
> >Cowie Associates PC
> >
> >
> >On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:20 PM, "Kathy Barron" <jbarron1 at cinci.rr.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Mary Lou,
> > >
> > > What varnish -like product do you use in the cockpit? What do you
> > > use on the interior wood? I think Puffin could use some attention
> > > this year and would give me a reason to putter around on the boat.
> > > I'll check archive too, I remember a discussion about all of this, I
> > > think:)
> > >
> > > Kathy
> > >
> > >
> > > ---- Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> > > > Good question!
> > > >
> > > > Fretless is now in the side yard awaiting the completion of
> > > several tasks.
> > > >
> > > > Boatyard did the bottom paint a couple of weeks ago but then we took
> > > > off for a long weekend visiting kids in NC followed by a week of
> > > > catching on office work.
> > > >
> > > > Yesterday ordered a new Davis Mega Light for the masthead. The cover
> > > > for the old one (which was old) disappeared over the winter so we
> > > > decided just to replace the whole unit. It hadn't been working
> > > > reliably but Fred traced that problem to the connector.
> > > >
> > > > Also ordered twist fasteners for our new poptop enclosure. Our old
> > > > one was getting really ratty and we were really impressed by the new
> > > > ones Stan had at Annapolis so we bit the bullet and bought that over
> > > > the winter. Decided to try the twist fasteners because we use it so
> > > > much and some of the damage to the old one was from snaps pulling
> > > > through the cloth. They were expensive but we ordered them from
> > > > Sailrite which had them for less than half of everyone else. We'll
> > > > report on them after a season of use.
> > > >
> > > > Next task, while we are waiting for those parts to come in is
> > > install
> > > > the new main (with vertical batten) that we also ordered from Stan
> > > > over the winter. I printed out all the instructions from the list
> > > > that I saved over the years and we'll see if we can figure it out.
> > > > Just waiting for a warmer day with less wind for that.
> > > >
> > > > Also want to get a new coat of varnish (actually varnish-like
> > > > product) on our 6 pieces of wood in the cockpit and maybe a couple
> > > of
> > > > coats of real varnish on the tiller. Also want to restain the sides
> > > > and sill of the companionway and clean up our wood interior.
> > > >
> > > > Once we get the sail and masthead light done she can go in the water
> > > > though it would be nice to get the varnishing done while the boat
> > > is home.
> > > >
> > > > My guess is we'll be ready to go in the water next weekend or the
> > > > week thereafter if the weather improves some - it's 47 out there
> > > > right now and gusting to 15 but the afternoon is taken up with other
> > > > responsibilities. Not complaining - yet - at least the snow and rain
> > > > are gone and the ground is finally drying out.
> > > >
> > > > Looking forward to a season of sailing.
> > > >
> > > > Mary Lou
> > > > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > > > Rock Hall, MD
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 09:30 AM 4/18/2010, you wrote:
> > > > >Some of you might be sailing, but not all?  Why so quiet?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Jim Connolly
> > > > >
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