[Rhodes22-list] 175 and backstay tension

[Charles Nieman]

Rummy

I seem to recall that you once said if the Corps would ever let the lake get full again you were gonna sell and get out of there...... for sale sign up yet???
 

> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:29:29 -0400
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] 175 and backstay tension
> 
> Lee,
> Speaking of rain. After many years of draught, South Carolina has had an 
> abundance of rain in June. So far we have received 9 1/2" of rain at our 
> house. The lake was down almost 18' at one point and is now 1 1/2' above full 
> pool. It sure has kept me busy moving our dock. I said that I would never 
> complain about rain ever again, but come on man, enough is enough already. I 
> don't have a garage large enough to put the Rhodes inside, so all the work 
> has to be done outside. Rum Runner is still sitting on the trailer in the 
> yard. Hopefully we will get enough dry weather that I can do some 
> maintenance and dunk her really soon.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/11/2013 1:28:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:
> 
> Shawn,
> 
> I went out in the pouring rain yesterday (what I won't sacrifice for this
> list) and quickly measured the distance at exactly 24" between the
> backstays.
> 
> Now after drying off and rereading your post we must be comparing apples to
> oranges. If I had a 27" gap my backstays would be totally loose and I 
> can't
> imagine a 36" spread.
> 
> I think we also need to measure from the top of the mast to the backstays'
> pootie tangs, and I ain't doing that rain or shine.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
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