[Rhodes22-list] So I can sleep...

David Bradley dwbrad at gmail.com
Sun Feb 26 09:20:59 EST 2012 

I've exchanged mails in the past few days with Stan. Sending my boat down for some repair work and a six-year tune up. All seemed in good order.  

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On Feb 25, 2012, at 1:25 PM, Geoff Farrell <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm having the same issue. I hope all is well with him and Rose. Geoff
> 
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I cant get Stan to even return an email or answer the phone.
>> I was even offering money.
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 25, 2012, at 10:03 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>>> Joe,
>>> Never be afraid to ask. Some of us have been hanging around this list for
>>> twenty years or more. I hate to admit it, but I'm slowly becoming an old
>>> timer.  A lot of the things you have questions about have already been
>>> discussed for  many years. Don't throw out the idea of cockpit cushions.
>> They are
>>> nice to have  and also double on Rum Runner as a man overboard float.
>> They
>>> also are nice for  just floating around while swimming. I would be
>> willing to
>>> bet that you could  talk Stan out of a used set he's got hanging around
>> the
>>> office. Many years ago  Stan mentioned he had some used pop top
>> enclosure to
>>> sell. I asked him hopw much  for a FREE one. He made the mistake of
>> telling
>>> me all I had to do was come and  get it. I was there two days later
>> helping
>>> Captain Keller pick up his new to him  R22. And yes, he lived up to his
>> word
>>> and I went home with a pop top  enclosure.
>>> 
>>> Rummy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 2/25/2012 9:15:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> jjcampjr at yahoo.com writes:
>>> 
>>> Rummy  and the rest:
>>> 
>>> Here's my plan:  I will not have  cushions, because I have no bench
>>> cushions to make that logical, and I see  them as an unnecessary comfort
>> and money
>>> I don't need to spend. The boat sails  very well with my ass is on the
>> hard
>>> seat.  I'll just make a wooden  insert system on which I can throw down a
>>> pad or something to keep us off the  deck with room to move.  I read the
>>> previous post with the 1 X 6 planks,  and that seems like a possible
>> path to
>>> tread.  I also liked the  suggestion of a two-man tent atop the planks
>> as a
>>> shield from weather and  insects.
>>> 
>>> We will not overnight often, but when we  do, we want to enjoy the
>>> experience.  Being a pragmatist (occasionally) I  wanted to get the
>> collective
>>> opinion of this informed body before I try  anything and later regret
>> having
>>> ignored a certain alternate path.  I had  been leaning toward the 1 X6
>> solution
>>> (easy fitting with a bit of custom jig  saw work).  But, I wanted to hear
>>> the  "buzz" from you all before I  did anything.
>>> And I still invite more expert opinion.  If this group  ran NASA, we'd be
>>> on Mars by now (in a Rhodes 22  spacecraft).
>>> 
>>> Joe
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>>>> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 10:13  PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] So I can sleep...
>>>> 
>>>> Slimmeister,
>>>> Sorry, but I traded the filler cushions for a  motor last summer. The
>> best
>>> 
>>>> bet would be to take your own  measurements and go from there. I believe
>>> mine
>>>> were broke down into  four or five pieces. They were made out of marine
>>>> grade  plywood  with foam filler and vinyl stretched across and then
>>> stapled to
>>>> the  bottom of the plywood. Not hard to make and easily stored in  the V
>>>> berth which  we never used for sleeping. Just make sure you  use the
>>> correct
>>>> amount of foam so  the cushions are level when in  place.
>>>> 
>>>> Rummy
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> In a message dated  2/24/2012 5:21:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>>> slimsails at gmail.com writes:
>>>> 
>>>> Joe,  wintry greetings  back atcha from the chilly midwest. The best
>> I've
>>>> seen  were  Rummy's. He had the filler boards with a same-size-cushion
>>>> attached  to  each one. Very convenient. Maybe he'll post pix   and
>>>> measurements.
>>>> Slim
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at  4:06 PM, Joe Camp  <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Wintry greetings from the chilly  northeast.  Please inform me of  the
>>>>> measurements for the cockpit  filler inserts.  my  wife and I are not
>>> huge
>>>>> (well, I'm 6'2", 230)  but a night  together on the main berth will
>> have
>>> us
>>>>> divorced by   morning.  The benefit of having the space in the cockpit
>>> will
>>>>> keep us comfortable and harmoniously together (in more  than the
>>> biblical
>>>>> sense).  The construction should be  no  problem.   So Rhodies... tell
>> me
>>>>> (show me) what  ya  got.  Thanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Joe Camp
>>>>> s/v  John Dawson
>>>>> Hatboro, PA  Earlville,  MD
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