[Rhodes22-list] Ballast ?

Sun Jan 22 09:56:44 EST 2012

Dan,

I haven't been to Loveland in over 30 years but I summer vacationed there as
a child and went skiing there in college.  What a beautiful place to live!

Lee

coloradosailor wrote:
> 
> This is how we handle a frozen lake around here
> 
> Dan
> Loveland Colorado
> 
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of KenBates
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:38 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ballast ?
> 
> 
> 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
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of KenBates
>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:24 AM
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ballast ?
>> 
>> 
>> 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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