[Rhodes22-list] PS New fixins

[peter klappert]

Thanx Chris. We both know what a huge help you were when I was agonizing over 10,000 decisions, so your thumbs up means a lot. Hope you'll be making the promised trip to FL soon!

P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net>
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Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 3:07:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] PS  New fixins

Wow Peter,
	That cover looks great!  The boat looks great and the shot of the
graphics looks great.  Well I know why there is the phrase "Peter the
Great".  Now get out of D.C. and go sailing!

Chris G

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Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:20 AM
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BTW: Stan asked me to have a template made, and the guy who made the cover
was willing. Unfortunately, he said he couldn't do it with Aeolia on the
lift, only if she was on the trailer--which would probably have been a 2-day
undertaking & a bit more than I was up for. He came to the house with his
canvas factory in a big trailer & constructed the cover via many trips
trailer-to-boat-to-trailer-to-boat-to trailer-to-boat etc. The cover maker
also said he couldn't make a template from the finished cover. I believe
him, but I still don't understand why it wasn't possible.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Art Czerwonky" <a_czerwonky at yahoo.com>
To: "rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org Rhodes list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 11:28:17 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New fixins

Fellow Rhoadies,

It has been an interesting Spring, especially with the warmer seasons, more
opportunity to use our boat, and more opportunity for project work.  I'll
share one that others may want to try themselves, not at all easy, but very
useful in protecting our floating investment.  I made a single variable
width canvas cover to accomplish part of the greater need for a full boat
cover, namely overlapping the cabin, both the pop-top cover and the side
cabin windows.  From past history, the flat windows cannot conform to the
complex curve of the cabin side wall, and at some point will begin to leak
water into the boat bilges.  This cover has worked nicely for me since it
covers the windows and hatch.  Try doing this,especially if you have an
older Rhodes - it may make it unnecessary to re-bed the windows.
  
You may want this done for you, in which case notice Stans confidence in
producing all such  canvas products, a  new offering.  I suspect he may have
started his own canvas shop.  If you do it yourself, it looks easier than it
actually is if you have any degree of detail - be sure your stitching
machine is a heavy duty, cause mama will not want to overhaul her light one!

I also put a flat Sunbrella cover flap over my companionway cover, which is
wood.  It protects nicely from the UV's and cracking. 
 
Other than that, I still highly recommend coming down to Florida sailing,
especially next winter.  Cap'n Keller can tell you about his annual cruising
adventures in the Fort Myers environs and make you very envious!


Art
s/v Mary Jane
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