[Rhodes22-list] question on hatch and misc

[Mary Lou Troy]

Hi Eileen,
Give those lifelines a long and hard look. Think about things like: 
How high are they? How well are they installed (a poor installation, 
makes lifelines more dangerous than no lifelines)? Do they have a 
gate or gates? How do you generally board the boat? Will you be 
trailering or keeping it in a slip? Where will you be sailing? Will 
you be sailing with small children? Do they add or detract from the looks?

I agree with Rick that lifelines on a small boat give a false sense 
of security and may even be a hazard but I'm not sure I have any real 
data to back up that feeling. If you are pretty sure that you don't 
want them, it makes sense to have them removed and all the holes 
filled now unless one of you really likes glasswork.

We don't have lifelines on Fretless and haven't missed them. The R22 
has a sturdy molded in toe rail (something I miss on some other small 
boats) and a lot of handholds with all the stays. The only place 
there isn't a good handhold is going forward of the side stays which 
I've only had to do once or twice in rough weather.

As far as names go, there was once a Rhodes 22 named "Campbell's 
Sloop" but I've never seen "Tomato Sloop". I've also seen sailboats 
named "I Lean" or some variation ;-)

Best to you and your new boat.
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, Md




At 10:24 AM 8/18/2010, you wrote:

>Thank you all, I think we have decided on starboard.  The good news is that
>there is a solar panel on the other side, so we can spend half our time
>charging and the other half breathing.
>
>One more question, if I may.  The recycled already has life lines on it.  I
>suspect that we may resent them over time.  Are they easy to remove or do we
>ask Stan to do it?  Our original thought was to live with them for a while
>and see how they were, unless they were a nightmare to remove.
>
>Lastly, we just wanted to make sure that our short list of names were not
>already in use by the fleet.
>
>1)  Loffel (our last name before the ancestors translated it to english)
>2)  Tomato Sloop ( as the boat is red).
>
>Eileen
>
>eileen.e.spoon at ...
>
>
>
>
>couple of questions Lee....
>
>If you only had one solar panel the weight difference might make the boat
>tip over??? are you certain??? I would have thought that it would make the
>battery only charge while on a port tack ... or only half the day while in
>harbor????
>
>Charlie
>
> >
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