[Rhodes22-list] Reakistic Expectations for Rhodes 22

[Shawn Boles]

Hi:

We frequently sail in 20+ winds  on our local reservoir , although w/o any
appreciable waves (ca. 1 ft).  It took me a season not to be scared of
sailing in higher winds. The trick is to keep the boat flat, use the inner
tracks for the jib, and be prepared to not point very high.

Cheers,
Shawn
S/V Sweet Baboo (recycled 86)


On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Dennis <mcneelyd at site-solutions.com> wrote:

> My guess (I'm far from an expert) is that you may have had some leaks
> around
> deck fittings which allowed rain or snow melt water into the core of the
> deck or cabin. Is the cracking near the mast, cleats, fairleads, chain
> plates, ports, or stanchions? Ask the maintenance folks to check for
> moisture in areas which have cracked - whether by using a moisture meter or
> by listening while rapping on it. Graham has wrestled with a delaminated
> core; perhaps he has some other thoughts. It's hard to imagine the hull
> remaining relatively rigid while beating through waves while the deck and
> cockpit surfaces flexed enough to crack. Another possibility is that the
> rigging wasn't tensioned enough to keep the mast from pumping as you hit
> the
> waves, but then the cracking would only be around the chain plates and
> perhaps near the tabernacle - not down in the cockpit.
>
> Regarding the boat falling off to leeward - it sounds like you're fighting
> with a lee helm. See what you can do to get more push from the wind toward
> the aft end of the boat (trim the main, furl the Genoa or ease its sheet,
> rake the mast aft...), or make the front of the boat resist lateral motion
> more (move weight forward, drop the centerboard...). Stating the obvious
> here, but if you take Bob's lead when he heavily reefed NoKaOi, you'll find
> it easier to keep Ozone flatter and her rudder deeper in the water when the
> winds pipe up. As Graham noted, you may not be able to sail as tight to the
> wind as you otherwise could, but you'll be in better control where you are
> able to sail.
>
> Dennis
> Magic Moments
> Berthed in Michigan's little corner of Lake Erie
>
>
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>
> No cracking on the inside of the boat, just on the deck and the cockpit on
> the outside surfaces not on the inside walls.  The hull on the sides of the
> boat did not crack or craze.
>
> The boat fell off to leeward. I could not point into the wind, and it blew
> me away from the direction in which the wind was coming. The diamond board
> was down all the way.
>
> I am going to have the maintenance folks at our marina look at the crazing
> and cracking.
>
> For its size the Rhodes 22 is better equipped than many boats much larger.
> i
> looked at a Peasron P-26 yesterday and it didn't even have a galley. We
> Rhodies are really blessed! I have had many envious skippers at our marina
> ogling our Ozone!
>
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