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

[Mary Lou Troy]

Look in your anchor rode storage tray to make sure there isn't rode 
there before you buy any. We thought we didn't have any until Stan 
told us where to look (that was back in 1998).

We keep our anchor and rode in an anchor rode storage bag in the 
lazarette. Helps keep moisture out of the boat. We always make sure 
it is quickly available. I described it in the posting on the TSBB. 
There are other rode storage ideas in the thread.
http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/trailersailor/index.cgi/read/831142

Most R22s have neutral helm in light air, some have lee helm. Try 
adding some weight in the bow - we keep our water tank mostly full 
and keep our spare anchor up in the v-berth.

Best,
Mary Lou


At 01:11 PM 6/4/2012, you 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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