[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 2960, Issue 1
David Bradley
dwbrad at gmail.com
Fri Aug 24 21:10:32 EDT 2012
Sorry Eric - no worries. You were clear in your post. I guess I'm grumpy
from spending my vacation dismantling my boat instead of sailing it. But
the process of building or recycling a R22 is fun so I'll get to do that
again.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Ejor2 <ejor2 at aol.com> wrote:
> Sorry for the confusion, I agree they may serve a purpose on our R22's and
> are certainly worth a try. I have lost a boat to a hurricane and understand
> the grief. I was not in anyway criticizing them for the purposes discussed
> here. Only that they are made, advertised, and sold for use on dinghies,
> that's the part I don't understand.
>
> Eric J
>
>
>
> On Aug 24, 2012, at 3:08 PM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think the point of the thread was to use them while at a mooring, not
> for use during sailing. What's pathetic is seeing your boat tied to its
> mooring laying on its side at in 6 feet of water with the mast stuck to the
> bottom.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Aug 24, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Ejor2 <ejor2 at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Rummy,
> >>
> >> I agree 100 percent!! Having sailed/raced many dinghies, primarily
> lasers, you are not sailing if you don't lay the boat over! The only excuse
> I could see for these on a dinghy is if you are learning to launch/retrieve
> on a beach. The force of the breaking waves would probably be too much for
> it to help anyway.
> >>
> >> I am not discounting the possible use as we are discussing, but they
> are made for dinghies and that's pathetic!
> >>
> >> Eric J
> >> Another on the extreme Rhodes sailing team!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 24, 2012, at 12:49 PM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >>> Having previously owned and sailed a Hobie 16 for many years, I can
> tell
> >>> you with some certainty that no skipper would want one of those floats
> on the
> >>> top of his mast. It screams......ASSHOLE ALERT. Look at me. I can't
> sail
> >>> so I have a safety float on the top of my mast. If you really need a
> life
> >>> jacket for your mast, it's time to sell your boat and purchase a
> recliner and
> >>> watch sailing on your TV. Sailing is not for the feeble minded or
> weak of
> >>> heart. It is dangerous, but we accept those challenges every single
> time we
> >>> go out.
> >>>
> >>> Rummy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> In a message dated 8/24/2012 8:27:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >>> spreadgoodnews at gmail.com writes:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I would think by the time it deployed it would already be stuck in the
> >>> mud, but maybe. The hobie mast head is designed to minimize windage.
> Plus i
> >>> have always thought they were cool!
> >>> I have NEVER seen a masthead float on a cruiser.
> >>> Others might think you to be an extreme racer! Lol!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 24, 2012, at 1:53 AM, "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net
> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I wonder if there is an auto inflate device out there that would
> inflate
> >>>> when the mast is submerged a couple of feet. It would mean less
> windage
> >>>> than the big ball on an old Hobie mast.
> >>>>
> >>>> Chris G
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of David
> Bradley
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:21 PM
> >>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> >>>> Cc: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 2960, Issue 1
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd think the combination of centerboard down and water shallow
> enough to
> >>>> put mast/spreader in the mud would introduce a different and
> potentially
> >>>> bigger problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> A float on the mast head would be an interesting option and might
> have
> >>> freed
> >>>> mine. Does anyone know, is that a standard item? When I took my
> mast
> >>> down
> >>>> yesterday the mast head was still full of dried mud. I'm surprised my
> >>>> spreader was not bent.
> >>>>
> >>>> It does seem that the flared hull, freeboard and cabin profile
> combine to
> >>>> create a tendency to roll in a lateral wind. The extreme weather
> >>> patterns
> >>>> this year have created more cyclonic winds on the East Coast than I
> ever
> >>>> recall experiencing. However, there were a number of other boats that
> >>> went
> >>>> over in the storm that hit us. One estimate was that 30 boats went
> over,
> >>>> most self-righting. Because our boat can be moored in shallower
> water,
> >>>> usually a benefit, it worked against us this time with the storm
> hitting
> >>> at
> >>>> low tide.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave
> >>>>
> >>>> On Aug 23, 2012, at 10:35 PM, Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> This is a very interesting set of observations! It seems the Rhodes
> >>> has a
> >>>> weakness being lightly ballasted and an unusual wind scoop (but
> otherwise
> >>>> beneficial) hull flare. Sudden gust heeling the vessel 90+ degrees
> >>> buried
> >>>> mast In shallow water. This is a big problem.
> >>>>> Preventative measures:
> >>>>> Leave centerboard down,
> >>>>> Increase ballast,
> >>>>> Fly an "anchor rider" sail,
> >>>>> Add a hobie masthead float.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Perhaps even a combination. Any other ideas for prevention on a
> >>> mooring?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Aug 23, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Richard MacArthur
> >>>> <Richard at MacArthurLawFirm.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> What's going on? I thought my Rhodes 22 was self righting. Self
> >>> righting
> >>>> means that in even the strongest wind it will blow over 90 degrees
> but
> >>> not
> >>>> roll. It's supposed to stay at 90 degrees until the wind lets up and
> then
> >>>> right itself. A couple of weeks ago I was caught in a front moving in
> >>> and it
> >>>> blew about 35 knots. I let all sail free and with that I was heeling
> at
> >>>> about 45 degrees. It didn't go down all the way and as soon as I got
> the
> >>>> sail in, no problem. It seems that when the flare of the hull digs
> in the
> >>>> boat stiffens up. What happens to make it roll? The only thing I can
> >>> think
> >>>> of is if the vessel is held by the wind with the mast in the water
> so
> >>> that
> >>>> water can somehow enter the cabin then it loses its stability and has
> >>> only
> >>>> the flotation to keep it from sinking and this would allow it to turn
> >>>> turtle. I know some catamarans use a flotation device at the top of
> the
> >>> mast
> >>>> to stop the mast going to the bottom but the weight in the keel is
> >>> supposed
> >>>> to do that in a sel!
> >>>> f!
> >>>>> r!
> >>>>>> ighting vessel, unless the interior fills with water. Am I right on
> >>> this?
> >>>>
> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>> 1. Re: Advise me (Joe Camp)
> >>>>>> 2. Re: Advise me (Joe Camp)
> >>>>>> 3. Re: It's national rum month. (Charles Nieman)
> >>>>>> 4. Re: Advise me (Lowe, Rob)
> >>>>>> 5. Re: Advise me (Stephen Staum)
> >>>>>> 6. Re: Advise me (David Bradley)
> >>>>>> 7. Re: It's national rum month. (Shawn Boles)
> >>>>>> 8. Major Jones (Chris Geankoplis)
> >>>>>> 9. Re: Advise me (Chris Geankoplis)
> >>>>>> 10. Re: Advise me (Chris Geankoplis)
> >>>>>> 11. Anchor light housing replacement (Patrick Fletcher)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Message: 1
> >>>>>> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:02:43 -0700 (PDT)
> >>>>>> From: Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advise me
> >>>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>>>> Message-ID:
> >>>>>> <1345651363.78003.YahooMailNeo at web130202.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> >>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Mary Lou:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ? ? ?I think you really have the solution here in considering the
> >>> flared
> >>>> hull as a potential (or the most likely)
> >>>>>> reason for these roll-overs... or mine, anyway.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ? ? ?I have noted how tender the boat is when motoring with the
> tiller
> >>>> locked. ?The boat cannot maintain a straight course if I am moving
> about
> >>> the
> >>>> cabin. ?Of course, I am 230 pounds, and that's more ballast to
> adjust the
> >>>> course, but I have learned to steer the boat by changing my position
> >>> (even
> >>>> slightly) in the cockpit. ?My good sailing friend has a McGregor 25
> and
> >>> he
> >>>> has more "wetted surface" ?(to borrow a term from Stan). ?He can
> lock his
> >>>> tiller and wander fore and aft and beam to beam yet still maintain his
> >>> basic
> >>>> course. He is more stable and takes more wind to heel the boat. ?Our
> keel
> >>>> weights are about the same. ?In the event that flipped my boat, his
> >>> moored
> >>>> just a hundred feet away, didn't have a cushion out of place. True,
> this
> >>>> could be due in part to the nature of the weather event itself, but
> still
> >>>> telling as to the side to side stability issue. ?BNy the way, the
> >>> integrity
> >>>> of my mast has been compromised by being buried in the bottom
> >>>>>> mud. Looks like a new mast is in the picture. ?Ah well, you've got
> to
> >>>> have stories to call yourself a sailor. ?Aye, mates??
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ? ??
> >>>>>> Joe Camp
> >>>>>> s/v John Dawson
> >>>>>> Bohemia River, MD
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>>>> From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> >>>>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:50 PM
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advise me
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I think any small relatively unballasted boat would be more at
> risk
> >>>>>>> on a mooring. Our boats also have a fair amount of windage with
> the
> >>>>>>> IMF and the flared hull. In a strong wind the poptops are probably
> >>>>>>> also a liability unless well secured. I've never felt unsafe at
> >>>>>>> anchor and we've been anchored in some pretty high winds but they
> >>>>>>> were of short duration and our anchorages are typically more
> >>>>>>> protected than most mooring fields.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Somewhere I saw it noted that with the warming climate, the world
> is
> >>>>>>> a windier place. That certainly seems true here on the Chesapeake
> >>>>>>> (though not today).
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Mary Lou
> >>>>>>> 1991 R22 Fretless
> >>>>>>> Rock Hall, MD
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> At 06:13 PM 8/21/2012, you wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Lack of a deep heavy keel is definitely a contributing factor.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Stephen
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Aug 21, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> "Luck of the draw."? Yeah, odd that so many R-22s flipp like
> >>>>>>>> this.? It must be the global warming... er ah, "climate change"
> >>>>>>>> R-22 effect.? Was this in Al Gore's movie?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Joe
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>>>>>>> From: Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:27 PM
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advise me
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Mine also turtled on its mooring w local cyclones reported. 1
> >>>>>>>> power boat was wrecked on the rocks - no other boats in the
> mooring
> >>>>>>>> field were damaged. I think it is just the luck of the draw.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Stephen
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Aug 21, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Chris:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> I was not driven ashore.? She flipped right at the
> >>>>>>>> mooring.? All other moored boats very near got nothing. I am
> >>>>>>>> looking for a slip for next season.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Joe
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>>>>>>>>> From: Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:19 PM
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advise me
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> In my case it took a tornado going thru the "pot" on Poplar
> >>>>>>>> Island to do the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> deed.? If you sail in shoal waters it will happen to any boat
> >>>>>>>> given enough
> >>>>>>>>>>>> sudden wind.? In the last 35 years Joe is the only one I can
> >>>>>>>> recall other
> >>>>>>>>>>>> than mine, and he was driven ashore, right?
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Chris G
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of PBR
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:15 AM
> >>>>>>>>>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advise me
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't want to wish ill upon anyone else but...with all this
> >>> talk
> >>>>>>>>>>>> about Rhodes 22's with Masts stuck in the mud, are our boats
> >>> more
> >>>>>>>>>>>> inclined to suffer this fate or did these recent storms
> cause a
> >>> lot
> >>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>>> havoc for other boats the same size?
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> >>>>>> Message: 2
> >>>>>> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:09:00 -0700 (PDT)
> >>>>>> From: Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advise me
> >>>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>>>> Message-ID:
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Chris:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ? ? ?Yeah, thank the maker for insurance. ?I learned yesterday
> that my
> >>>> mast has suffered some dimples up where the spreaders attach. ?I sent
> >>> pics
> >>>> to Stan, and he confirmed that these will make the mast weaker, maybe
> >>> even
> >>>> unsafe. ?So, I suppose I am on the hard for the rest of the season.
> ?The
> >>>> marina crew has the cabin cleaned out pretty well, so the main issue
> is
> >>> the
> >>>> mast. ?As I said to Mary Lou: "you've got to have stories to call
> >>> yourself a
> >>>> sailor." ?ttfn.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Joe?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>>>> From: Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net>
> >>>>>>> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 1:16 AM
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advise me
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Gee Joe,
> >>>>>>> ??? Sounds like Whack a Mole and you lost.? I'm glad you have
> >>> insurance,
> >>>>>>> let us know how things came out.? Sounds like Peter was treated
> well
> >>> by
> >>>> his
> >>>>>>> insurance.
> >>>>>>> Chris G
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >>>>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Joe Camp
> >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:31 PM
> >>>>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advise me
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Chris:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I was not driven ashore. ?She flipped right at the mooring. ?All
> >>> other
> >>>>>>> moored boats very near got nothing. I am looking for a slip for
> next
> >>
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