[Rhodes22-list] Problem with Main Sail shackle with screw pin

[Michael Hellyar]

Lee
I learned at Milwaukee Community Sailing to dock, hook up to moorings, etc as you mentioned without power. I took a friend, boater but non sailor out last summer, on Lake Erie. I put the tiller in his hands in a medium to light breeze and told him to take us into port. Once in the harbor he figured out that we were going to dock without the outboard. And I guided him to a successful perfect approach and landing. He was amazed that a sail boat can be handled like that. I love to do it all without power. I recommend it. Thank you Milwaukee Community Sailing.

On my Abbott 22 lying Lorain, Ohio on Lake Erie

Mike Hellyar
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On Jun 18, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

> Borat,
> 
> Yesterday evening a clevis pin and codder ring securing one of my leeward
> shrouds jumped overboard.  First time that's ever happened.  Fortunately it
> was an easy temporary fix and didn't slow us down.  Even more fortunate it
> wasn't on the windward side of a boat with less shrouds.
> 
> I'm amazed at how many things come loose under the bending and flexing
> caused by sailing.  A pre-flight checklist would probably be smart but it
> would be so long that the juice might not be worth the squeeze.  If
> something comes loose it's unlikely that you'll plummet to your death.  I'd
> say you could limit your checklist to your motor and tiller/rudder but as
> you've experienced, something like a mainsheet is pretty important too.
> 
> I took the basic US Sailing course out of the Navy Station in Annapolis on
> the Academy's old Rainbow knockabouts.  We didn't have motors but there was
> nothing to hit when we hooked up to mooring balls.  The JWorld school at
> Annapolis is just like Newport Harbor.  Impressive to watch them work their
> way through a maze of docks without using motors. 
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Kent Island, MD
> 
> 
> 
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