[Rhodes22-list] Newbie questions Suppliers/Anchoring/Sail Balance

[John Lock]

Hi Shawn,

Congrats on your launch...  you've got a lot of good times ahead of you!

1) I buy lots from Defender.com.  I don't buy from West because I shop 
online and there is a West store in GA so I have to pay sales tax AND 
shipping.  So that's a no go.  Have had good service and prices from the 
following as well:

http://www.go2marine.com/
http://www.shipstore.com/
http://www.overtons.com/
http://www.sailboatstuff.com/
http://www.sailorsams.com/

My old boat does not have the anchor locker in front.  I have Danforth 
style anchors, one hung on the bow pulpit and one hung on the stern 
pulpit.  Rodes and chains are stored in perforated plastic baskets under 
the cockpit seats.  From experience on our own lake (sounds similar to 
yours) we don't really need the chain part on the rode.  Might help 
anchor setting a little, but I think it just adds more weight and gear 
with little benefit.  I may remove the chain this year.  Don't know what 
the lee helm issue is...

-- 
Cheers!
John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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On 2012-06-04 13:11, Shawn Boles wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> First, let me thank you for your kind welcome to the list!  On May 30th we
> poured a libation to Poseidon and Aeolus to retire any previous names of
> our boat and  know her henceforth as  Sweet Baboo. ( I will forward
> pictures).
>
>   As I said I have a lot of questions. I looked in  the archive for answers
> but did not find anything about my first 3 questions:
>
> 1. Do you have a favorite source for marine supplies? I just drove 70 Miles
> to the closest West marine store and , frankly, I was not impressed. Nice
> folks, but not much stock, expensive, and I pay shipping. Surely, there is
> something better.
>
> 2.  Anchor rode and storage advice - we sail in a fairly shallow (avg depth
> 7' max 30') reservoir and want to anchor out for the night. Stan supplied a
> Danforth  (looks like a 4-6 #) on bow pulpit but no chain/rode.
>
>                - What would you recommend? I am thinking of  3/8" Premium
> Anchor Line, 100', 4,400lb.   with 3-5' of
>                   chain. Does anyone have picture of how you store/deploy/
> retrieve your anchor.
>
> 3. Lea Helm&  Sail Balance. I have only been out a couple of times (rainy
> season has decided to prolong itself [?]) With 100% main and 100% jib (just
> ahead of mast) I have a slight lea helm. This gets more pronounced as I
> unfurl more headsail.
>
>                   - is this normal? I am used to slight weather helm. Should
> I care?
>                   - what is best adjustment? traveler? mast rake? other?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> Shawn&  Melva Boles
> s/v Sweet Baboo ('86)
>
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