[Rhodes22-list] Can't wait

Mon Jan 31 12:55:52 EST 2011

Mike: Thanks. I've got the 4.6L V8. It averaged about 11.8 while towing.
That's according to the vehicle's mpg display. I didn't actually keep track.
It also has a 6 speed auto trans. Geoff

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Michael Corley <michael.4591 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Congratulations Geoff!  Beautiful boat.  Double axle trailer - smart.  Glad
> to hear your trip home went well.  Been thinking about buying a pick-up.
>  What size engine do you have in your F150?
>
> Mike Corley
> S/V Ranger
> Hampton Roads
>
> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Geoff Farrell
> <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > 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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