[Rhodes22-list] The Rhodes floats.

[Mary Lou Troy]

Thanks for chiming in Dave. I suspected that mud in the mast and the 
sail might be the problem but it was mere speculation on my part.

It appears that one of the great pluses with our boats - the shoal 
draft can also bee a drawback if the boat rolls far enough to stick 
the mast in the mud. If I recall correctly when someone's boat was 
rolled under power in a microburst in NC many years ago, it floated 
upside down until the mast and rigging was cut away but if I recall 
correctly, they were in less than 20 feet of water at the time so the 
mast must have been caught on the bottom.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 11:01 AM 2/11/2013, you wrote:
>In the case of my boat, similar to Joe's, when it went over the side rails
>and mast head/spreader were buried in the mud and it held it on its side
>for 12+ hours.  They had to winch it upright.  When the brought it ashore
>the mast head and furled main were full of mud.
>
>Dave
>
>On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 10:50 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> > Just curious since I have layed Rum Runner over in the water with the mast
> > in the water, what prevented yours from righting. Once we released the
> > sails,  she popped back up, even with about fifty to sixty gallons of
> > water in
> > the  cabin.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 2/11/2013 7:50:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > jjcampjr at yahoo.com writes:
> >
> > Rummy:
> >
> > I remember this photo, vividly,  as it was one of those that swung me
> > toward buying the R22.  When mine  went down last year, she was rolled
> > onto her
> > port side by a viscous wind of  some sort and rested on the shallow bottom
> > of
> > the Bohemia River.  The  marina crew COULD NOT RIGHT HER.  They had to drag
> > her to the dock and  winch her upright.  Given, the masthead was in the
> > mud, but even after  clearing it, the boat refused to go "mast to the sky."
> > The last time I  sailed was late July.  I have much lost time I want to
> > make
> > up for come  April.
> >
> > I suppose I am the evil side of the  coin.  It's nice (at least) to have an
> > identity.  ttfn.
> >
> > Joe  Camp
> > s/v John Dawson
> > Earlville MD / Hatboro  PA
> >
> >
> >
> > >________________________________
> > > From:  "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> > >To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > >Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 1:09  PM
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] The Rhodes floats.
> > >
> > >I came  across an old photo the other day which I haven't posted in a long
> >
> > >time. If anyone has any questions as to whether or not a R22 can  float,
> > >here is proof positive. They had to take the centerboard  cap off in order
> > to
> > >get  it to fill enough to get to this point.  That's Elton on the cabin
> > top.
> > >
> > >Rummy
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