[Rhodes22-list] Front Port Covers

[Rick]

They're called "eyebrows", which is what they look like in the open
position.  They make great wind scoops when underway and my genny doesn't
bother them.

Rick

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

>
> Rob,
>
> Keeping in mind that I'm a daysailor, I quit using mine.  You can't leave
> them on while sailing because the Genoa will rip them off during a tack,
> and
> it was a hassle taking them on and off each time.  I would carelessly yank
> them off and a couple of the snaps ripped away from the cloth.  Water
> collects (and quickly evaporates) in the ports but those are the only two
> ports on my boat that don't leak.
>
> They do seem like a good idea for ventilation during rain.
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
>
>
> Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> >
> > Hi Rob,
> > We were just at the boat but got your message when we got back.
> > Sorry. Don't know if all port covers have this but ours have a
> > fiberglass batten fastened onto the bottom edge. There are a couple
> > of extra snap fittings about an inch towards the middle of the port
> > from the outer snaps. When the ports are open, you can bend the
> > batten between the two inner snaps and snap down the port cover to
> > hold them in place. It doesn't keep out a heavy rain but it does seem
> > to allow you to keep the ports open - for a while anyway - if it's
> > just spritzing.
> >
> > Mary Lou
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> >
> > At 02:28 PM 11/9/2011, you wrote:
> >>Anyone have dimensions for the front port covers?  Our boat is
> >>missing them and I want to have some made.  In lieu of someone
> >>having them, guess I could always measure them myself. - rob
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