[Rhodes22-list] Cold Weather Sailing

[Mary Lou Troy]

Couple of concerns to think about.

Cold water survival - good thread on that on the Trailer Sailor 
Bulletin Board last week after some capsized a small boat in cool 
water. Includes some good links to other sites:
http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/trailersailor/index.cgi/read/853111

Also, if you are getting freezing nights you'll need to think about 
winterizing the water system on the boat and winterizing the outboard.

IF you sail in cold weather another thing to remember is that you 
will probably be the only one out there. You need to think extreme 
self reliance in case something goes wrong.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD




At 12:29 PM 12/12/2012, you wrote:
>Soon to be owner here. Some of us don't always get the chance to sail in
>fair weather. Living in the northeast, my season may stretch into late
>fall, even winter or begin in early spring and include some sub freeezing
>temperatures. Does anyone have experience sailing in the Rhodes when it is
>really cold? Other than dodging icebergs, a concern is iced up furling
>system. I may not make a habit of it, but I'll try anything once.... well
>almost anything.
>
>Jim
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