[Rhodes22-list] Can't wait

Bill W. wewickman at spectraenergy.com
Tue Feb 1 12:46:36 EST 2011


How is this?  Anyone else have comments/additions?




BigM wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill. Could you try again with the attachment? I don't see it here.
> Thanks, Geoff
> 
> 
> CpOn Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Wickman, William E <
> WEWickman at spectraenergy.com> wrote:
> 
>> Geoff,
>> Nice story and a beautiful boat.  I still remember that feeling when I
>> first drove off with my Rhodes in tow.  I still get that feeling.
>>
>> I created my own mast raising and lowering checklist that gets refined
>> every now and then that you might find helpful.  It is a collection from
>> Stan's original instructions that has been supplemented with tips that I
>> have picked up from this list...mixed in with some things that have
>> worked
>> for me.  Everyone has their own technique, but maybe this can get you
>> started.  Hopefully, the attachment works.
>>
>>
>> Bahama Bill
>> s/v Fina Lee
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
>> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Farrell
>> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 1:40 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Can't wait
>>
>>  We got back to Gulf Shores on Thursday PM. Total trip was about 18
>> hours.
>> I
>> never drove over about 60 and was totally freaked after first leaving
>> Stan's. Here I am driving on the highway with all these other vehicles
>> and
>> I
>> have this beautiful boat behind me that anyone on the road could smash
>> into
>> if they happen to receive a text message that they just can't resist
>> reading
>> while I'm slowing down for traffic. Whew! And, there do seem to be many
>> people on the highway staring down at their lap smiling. My assumption
>> has
>> always been that they are reading a text message; although; it's entirely
>> possible that they're staring at something else in their lap and that's
>> what's producing the smiles (at least the men). Not that there's anything
>> wrong with that, but, certainly not while driving.
>>
>> Every time I glanced at my rear view mirror I said to myself, "holy crap,
>> I've actually finally done this thing that I've been dreaming about for
>> ages
>> (actually, my first reaction was always "who is that a$$hole tailgating
>> me
>> so closely? Oh wait, that's not a tailgater, that's my boat."). It's
>> amazing, though, that after a few hours of driving I finally settled down
>> and actually spent more time looking through my front windshield than my
>> rear view mirror. The F150 handled the towing fine. The extra weight I
>> carried by towing the boat was offset by the lightness of my wallet after
>> paying Stan.
>>
>> Stan's crew did a great job prepping the boat for trailering. Everything
>> was
>> locked down. During one rest area I tightened down one strap about 1/2
>> inch
>> and that was it! Wow.
>>
>> While at Stan's the weather was miserable. Rain and cold. When I arrived
>> the
>> boat was sitting in his yard fully rigged. We launched the boat just to
>> go
>> through the trailering procedure but we couldn't sail. Very cold and a
>> thick
>> fog. Once back on land his crew took me through the derigging procedure
>> one
>> step at a time. I participated somewhat, but my hands were so cold I
>> couldn't even take the rings off the pins. While the derigging was going
>> on
>> my wife Joyce was standing by with an umbrella, a pencil, and a soggy
>> piece
>> of paper writing down all the steps as I yelled each one to her over the
>> sounds of wind and rain. You know, things like "remove the pin from the
>> aft
>> lower shroud and connect the turnbuckle to the.....". You get the idea.
>> Over
>> dinner that night we tried to decipher the soggy, smudged list she had
>> written and the above item came out something like "remove the pin after
>> the
>> low shods and turn the buckles." We had some good laughs. Maybe it was
>> just
>> the martinis I was drinking. I so wish I would have had a video cam to
>> record the whole thing.
>>
>> We spent the night at the Captain's Quarters B&B in downtown Edenton
>> (what
>> a
>> beautiful town Edenton is). The next day we added some straps to the rig
>> and
>> were on our way. We stopped at a rest stop before Atlanta and slept for a
>> few hours in the truck and then proceeded. No way was I going to leave
>> the
>> rig in a hotel parking lot. I wouldn't have slept well worrying all night
>> about the boat while suffering separation anxiety. I did sleep relatively
>> well at the rest stop knowing the boat was attached to me via a steel
>> umbilical cord of sorts.
>>
>> The first day's drive was windy, cold, and rainy. The second day was
>> beautiful. We were soooo happy to be out of the cold wet weather.
>>
>> The boat is sitting in our boat yard here at the condo where I just stand
>> there and stare at it lovingly. For the next few days I'll be sorting
>> through things, getting some supplies, prepping and starting the engine,
>> reading Stan's literature, etc. while I wait for our ramp work to be
>> completed so I can rig and launch (Rummy.... still interested?).
>>
>> This boat is freaking gorgeous. What a beautiful product they build. It
>> was
>> great to finally meet Stan and Rose; they look well. Mark and the crew
>> were
>> also wonderful.
>>
>>  Thanks to all of you who have supported me and advised me thus far in
>> this
>> adventure.
>>
>> Some initial pictures are at:
>>
>>
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/geoffreylfarrell/Rhodes22?authkey=Gv1sRgCKL8sbTOlv-LPg&feat=directlink
>>
>>  Geoff
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:26 AM, Sling <daysails at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Hey Geoff I think you got this right.  Order in winter so you can
>> launch
>> in
>> > the Spring.  Brace yourself for a rush of pride in ownership when you
>> see
>> > it.  Joe
>> >
>> > BigM wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I'm here at the Captain's Quarters in Edenton getting ready to go to
>> > > Stan's
>> > > to see my boat. I can't wait. Drive down (or up, actually) was
>> perfect.
>> > > It's
>> > > cold here though. Geoff
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