[Rhodes22-list] 175% roller furling genoa
Stephen Staum
snstaum at gmail.com
Thu Jun 13 11:58:38 EDT 2013
Cocktail are served after every sail at my mooring. All are welcome.
Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2
Needham, MA
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 13, 2013, at 11:00 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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