[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Earl

[Jim Connolly]

On behalf of the members,  thanks!.  We like our little club a lot.

Jim Connolly


Stephen Staum <staum at earthlink.net> wrote:

>Jim,
>
>Great club. I stayed there several years ago on a guest mooring with  
>my family on our Rhodes. We were there 4 days & your members were  
>gracious hosts.
>
>Stephen Staum
>
>
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Sep 3, 2010, at 1:25 PM, "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly at comcast.net>  
>wrote:
>
>> Stephen,
>>
>> Salem Willows
>>
>> Jim Connolly
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 8:56 AM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Earl
>>
>> Jim,
>>
>> Which club are you in?
>>
>> Stephen Staum
>> '87 R22, Carol Lee
>> Squantum Yacht Club, Quincy, MA
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 8:44 AM
>> To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Earl
>>
>>> I routinely put a tie, line, or strap around the furled jib to  
>>> prevent it
>>> unfurling under any circumstances.  Also, I use a sail tie and mini- 
>>> bungee
>>> cords to secure the sliding block on the boom and clew of the  
>>> main.  I had
>>> problems in the past with it moving around in gale winds on the  
>>> mooring
>>> and
>>> fraying the main outhaul.  I would also check and clear all scuppers.
>>>
>>> As secure as you make your boat, you have no defense against the  
>>> boat(s)
>>> moored upwind.  I would expect the wind in your area to start in the
>>> southeast and swing around to the north or northwest as the storm  
>>> passes.
>>> That gives lots of opportunity for half the careless dumb$#!7$ in  
>>> your
>>> mooring field who didn't do anything to prepare to lose their boats  
>>> and
>>> damage yours too.  That's why my boat is on its trailer in my  
>>> driveway, 30
>>> miles inland. (Also, my mooring in Salem, MA is wide open to swells  
>>> from
>>> the
>>> east.)
>>>
>>> At this point, I expect my season is over, as limited as it turned  
>>> out to
>>> be. The boat club starts shutting down in a few weeks anyway.
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Jim Connolly
>>> s/v Inisheer
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan  
>>> King
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:58 PM
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Earl
>>>
>>> Our Rhodes is moored in North Bay, Osterville off of Nantucket Sound.
>>> The site is protected, the mooring is #300lb, and I'm not worried
>>> about 50 mph winds. But less certain as to boat safety if the winds
>>> hit hurricane force >74 mph. Does anyone have experience with
>>> behavior of our craft in very high winds off a mooring or anchor?
>>> Jon King
>>> 1990 Sea Otter
>>>
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