[Rhodes22-list] 175% roller furling genoa

Thu Jun 13 11:08:01 EDT 2013

I'd like to get in on the drinking also. FYI, I like stuffed blue cheese
olives with my very dry martinis.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Charles Nieman <blue66corvette at hotmail.com
> wrote:

> Since I was first on agreeing on the validity of the GB fuller and the
> 175; can I get included on this sailing party and especially the drinking
> part?????
>
> Charles Nieman
> s/v Day Dream
> 98 R 22
>
> > From: snstaum at gmail.com
> > Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:38:47 -0400
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] 175% roller furling genoa
> >
> > That's great news. As a former liberal I will commit to stocking the
> Carol Lee 2 w the Rum of your choice when you come to sail in Boston.
> >
> > Stephen Staum
> > s/v Carol Lee 2
> > Needham,  MA
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 13, 2013, at 9:54 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, we can still agree on the furler. I have been known to have a
> vodka
> > > and tonic with lime on occasion and martini's are also on my list of
> approved
> > > drinks. I don't do Scotch at all.
> > >
> > > Rummy
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 6/13/2013 9:06:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > snstaum at gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > Rummy,
> > >
> > > I feel it is only fair to warn you that I drink  Scotch & Vodka (mostly
> > > very dry martini's - shaken not stirred).
> > >
> > > Do we still agree on the furler?
> > >
> > >
> > > Stephen Staum
> > > s/v Carol  Lee 2
> > > Needham,  MA
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > On Jun 13, 2013, at  7:25 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > >> I'm with Stephen and Joe on  this subject. My hull is an 88 model with
> > > the
> > >> original furler  and the original 175 Genoa. I never have problems
> with
> > > it. I
> > >> don't  need to change sails, so it works for me. I still have all of
> the
> > >> original  standing rigging.
> > >>
> > >> Rummy
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> In a message dated 6/12/2013 11:19:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time,
> > >> snstaum at gmail.com writes:
> > >>
> > >> I love   the original General Boats furling system.  It is elegantly
> > > simple.
> > >> I  did lose one forestay due to lack of adequate tension (my  fault).
> > > But
> > >> in
> > >> 9 years the genoa has always  opened and furled every time.  My buddy
> > > has a
> > >> newer system  (CDI?) on his Catalina 25 and it is always an adventure
>  -
> > >> sometimes the jib won't open and sometimes it won't furl.
> > >>
> > >> I  am  from the kiss school. Keep it simple - sail more - fix less.
>  I  do
> > >
> > >> all
> > >> my own work but I would rather be  sailing.
> > >>
> > >> Just one man's  opinion.
> > >>
> > >> Stephen Staum
> > >> s/v Carol Lee 2
> > >> Needham,  MA
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: thewill311
> > >> Sent:  Wednesday,  June 12, 2013 5:56 PM
> > >> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > >> Subject:  [Rhodes22-list] 175% roller  furling genoa
> > >>
> > >> So I talked to the owner of  the rigging  company that's going to
> replace
> > >> head/forestay and he was  telling  me that the reason my rigging
> broke is
> > >> because 175% genoa was to   much for my rigging to handle and that the
> > > roller
> > >> furling was a Stone  Age  technology and I should chuck it over
> board. He
> > > is
> > >> the third  rigger that  has told me this since I have been calling
> about
> > >> fixing my boat. I'm pretty  new to sailing so I'm not sure what to
> tell
> > >> these
> > >> guys when they put down  the original set up on my  boat. Every part
> on my
> > >> boats rigging mast and  sails are original  to the 1987 Rhodes 22.
> Should
> > > I
> > >> go
> > >> with different set  up  for the genoa?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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