[Rhodes22-list] Ballast ?

[KenBates]

Dennis
The wind was on the beam, we didnt care where we went
Just how far over we could get and i would gues that we got
The waterline just into the flair of the hull and no further. The "rail"
Stayed about 8 inches above the water. What a feeling of 
Power you get at this point ,wind in the rigging the rushing water
You are only doing 7 knots but it seems like you are flying
My lake is hard and we have about a foot of lake effect snow
And its about 10*
Rain on monday!!!
Ken
SV Big Blew

DennisF wrote:
> 
> 
> Ken,
> Great information for me.  Did you get the rail to the waterline?  Were
> you
> headed into the wind or was the wind on your beam?  It's snowing in Maine
> and real cold 11 F. The lake is still not frozen the wind keeps the ice
> from
> forming on the big basin where we live.  Maybe it will freeze if it stays
> cold and it is calm for 2-3 days.  
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Dennis 
> 
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> 
> Hi John
> I too am new to sailing. I bought my rhodes 2 years ago and was suprised
> at
> how tippy it seemed.
> I live on a inland lake in michigan with gusty and varriable wind, the
> only
> thing constant about the wind is change.I was quite concerned when a gust
> would hit and the heel angle increased rapidly. i never went out if the
> gusts wer over 17 mph (good local private weather station) and then so
> reefed that we didnt go very fast.
> Late last summer my son, after listening to all this "wind concen" and the
> theoretical "they say she wont go over" comvinced me to remove anything
> loose from the cabin and go out to attempt to bury the rail.
> with empty water tank in our 86 and a 22 knt wind, pretty steady for
> michigan, we went out reefed. after a while we read our speed with an i
> phone app my son Keith has at 3 knots. "More sail dad" then 5 knots and a
> lot of heel but only about 15 degrees "more sail dad", we wound up at 7
> knts
> on his app and as we approached the rail i had to steer away from the wind
> as hard as i could to keep her from rounding up
> the my sun came partly down from the rail where he had been perched and
> into
> the wind she went, no stopping her we did this repeatedly . with no
> significant waves (smallish lake) 22 knts 180 genny all out
> we couldent get our feet wet no matter how hard we tried.I am now MUCH
> more
> comfortable with a bit of heel you gotta try it!
> Ken
> SV Big Blew (formerly one of the many serenities)
>  
> 
> John Shulick wrote:
>> 
>> Happy new year to all,
>> 
>>  I would like to get some input from the forum about Rhodes 22 heeling
>> characteristics. As the Rhodes is the only boat I've ever sailed on I
>> have
>> no point of reference about how "stiff " the boat should be when the wind
>> approaches 10knts. The specs say a Rhodes has ~ 700 lbs ballast. I know
>> the centerboard is 100 lbs because I've weighed it. The shoal keel is
>> encapsulated concrete. Being and older boat the extra ballast in my
>> Rhodes
>> is concrete and I just don't see 600lbs or so of it. I'm considering
>> adding 2  100 lb lead bars, one on each side bolted into the bottom of
>> the
>> keel. The lead will be appropriately sealed for environmental
>> concerns. Any and all comments are welcome.
>> 
>> John S
>> 
>> PS:  Rummys mountain picts are cool.
>> 
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