[Rhodes22-list] Can't wait

Mon Jan 31 08:55:53 EST 2011

Thanks Bob. Yes, it's new. I will probably take advantage of your offer of
stepping help. I won't be doing the BEER cruise because we'll be back in WI
by late April this year.

Dave, I believe I did get the instructions from Stan. I just haven't read
his literature yet. About the motor, I meant I would start it after hooking
it up to the hose. But, thanks for the warning, because I have done way more
stupider things then that!

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:23 PM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Geoff, I hope you gave many great years with your boat.
>
> Did you not get the written instructions from Stan for stepping and
> unstepping the mast?
>
> Did you mention that you were starting the motor with the boat on the
> trailer?  Not letting it run I hope.  It needs to be in the water to cool
> the engine when running.
>
> Best to you,
>
> David Bradley
>
> On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Geoff,
> > Congratulations!  Is the boat new because it looks it?  The
> stepping/unstepping procedure is very intimidating at first but after a few
> hundred times it will be like second nature.  Best advice I ever got was:
> before you do anything, just ask yourself "what will be holding up the
> mast?"  Works every time because if you can't figure that out then don't do
> it!
> >
> > Best of luck.  If you ever need advice about stepping/unstepping please
> ask because I have learned many shortcuts over the years.
> >
> > BTW, are you going to do the BEER cruise this year-it is out of Pensacola
> first week of June?
> >
> > http://www.sailingpensacola.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=680
> >
> > Bob K
> > Yankee Clipper
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:40:12 -0600
> >> From: geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com
> >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> 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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