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

Tue Jun 5 11:39:36 EDT 2012

I personally prefer vodka or scotch but will christin my new ('83)  
Carol Lee 2 w red wine in deference to the gods of sailing. One of my  
Rabbis will come & offer blessing as well - might as well cover all  
bases.

Stephen Staum
Needham, MA

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On Jun 5, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Rummy:
>
> I understand your preference, but it is just that, a preference.  I
> distinctly heard the gods smack their lips upon being offered wine...
>
> cheers,
> Shawn
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:03 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> RED WINE is not an acceptable liquid for the naming/renaming  
>> ritual. Rum,
>> good quality rum is the ONLY liquid that is recognized by the gods.
>> Anything
>> less will bring fire and damnation upon your vessel.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/4/2012 2:29:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> shawn.sustain at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> Charles:
>>
>> I used a  variation of ritual I  found
>> here<http://www.rhodes22.org/blew_skies/naming.html>.
>> I was  not sure about her previous name(s) so I just asked the Gods  
>> to
>> retire them  with honor.
>>
>> 1. Good red wine.
>> 2. Pour some on bow as libations to  Gods
>> 3. Make your request for naming and protection.
>> 4. Toast the  boat!
>>
>> BTW -  Clean the bow quickly - Red wine  stains...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Shawn
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 11:15 AM,  Charles Nieman
>> <blue66corvette at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I am wanting/needing to change the name on my boat ..... have never
>> been
>>> clear on the proper proceedure. Can you describe and/or send me   
>>> to a
>> [place
>>> to get the process described completely?
>>>
>>> Charles
>>> 98R22
>>>
>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012  10:11:32 -0700
>>>> From: shawn.sustain at gmail.com
>>>> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Newbie  questions Suppliers/Anchoring/Sail
>>> Balance
>>>>
>>>> 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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