[Rhodes22-list] Can't wait

Tue Feb 1 14:12:07 EST 2011

Very nice. Thanks. Geoff

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Bill W. <wewickman at spectraenergy.com>wrote:

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> How is this?  Anyone else have comments/additions?
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> 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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