[Rhodes22-list] Summer Begins...finally!

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Yes, summer has begun. I had a blissfully uneventful launch of the Carol Lee 2 yesterday. To take advantage of the 8 AM high tide, we launched without raising the mast, motored to my mooring & raised the mast there. We finished rigging, broke for lunch & took a short test sail. The new mainsail furling line worked perfectly as did everything else. 

Let the sailing begin. 

Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2
Now in Quincy, MA on its mooring

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On Jun 8, 2014, at 10:39 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Summer begins when Blue Hawaii floats! Following an event filled splash last
> Saturday ...I had a very successful shakedown sail THIS Saturday, 6/8,
> however....there were a few kinks  but all worked out. 
> I had done some major reconditioning in preparation for this sailing season
> and in the process made a few mistakes...I had removed all standing rigging.
> Had a slight bend in jib foil to straighten. Decided to check the
> centerboard for problems and found a broken block. Replaced both blocks on
> the board and installed new line. Replaced all running rigging except jib
> sheets. Re-did the furling line on my IMF... Time consuming but worth the
> efforts. Now for my mistakes.
> First mistake...forgot to replace the shroud adjuster on the top of the
> forestay creating all sorts of havoc when trying to attach the stay after
> raising the mast..,both fore and back stays came up short. Mast up and down
> 3 times before realizing what the problem was.
> Second mistake...going back to check the boat the day after launching found
> water in the cabin up to the bottom of the floor.....my god!....the cb trunk
> was leaking badly..cap screws apparently not tight enough....quickly pumped
> the water out, but how to repair without hauling BH out again.... Decided 
> to replace each and every screw with a bolt and nut to be certain to draw
> the cap tight against the gasket...so, one at a time, I removed a screw,
> drilled the hole out to accept a bolt and replaced each one of them. As you
> should know, that's close to 60 bolts.... Again time consuming and painful
> for my arthritic knees but done....success....dry as a bone...not a drop
> coming through.  Part 2 to follow
> 
> 
> 
> -----
> Chris Greco
> Long Island, NY
> Great South Bay
> 1987 Rhodes 22,  Blue Hawaii
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