[Rhodes22-list] Cracks in keel

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Graham,

I also have "Lift Envy". Where are you located & can I borrow it for bottom paint?

By the way, we had the 1st after work sail of the season last night. Unlimited visibility & great wind made for a glorious sail. 

Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2
Needham, MA

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On Jun 18, 2014, at 2:15 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> "Lift envy"? That might be an entirely new emotional disturbance only
> understood by boaters. Thanks, I feel better now.
> 
> Graham
> 
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> Graham,
> I think what we all really mean is we have lift envy! What a great way to
> work on a hull.  - rob
> 
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> 
> For those with the audacity to suggest that my lift is a bit overkill all I
> can say is that, having now evaluated the situation through hindsight, I can
> confidently report that it is actually ridiculous overkill. 
> 
> It started as a much more modest idea and grew from there without me
> applying critical reasoning or feeling that I was so far into the project
> that I might as well finish it. That said, it has it uses as I have three
> boats - a 16' pontoon boat, a 20' wooden outboard and the Rhodes and have
> used the lift to work on the bottoms of each. Also I had a fear of working
> on the keel while lying on my back with the keel a few inches above my head.
> I wanted to be able to sit while working on it and be able to get up and
> down more easily. I am 67 and getting up from a prone position every time I
> need a tool is exhausting. All that is weak rationalization for the effort
> and expense that was involved. Were I to do it again, I wouldn't. Given that
> I now have it, it is useful if entirely not justifiable.
> 
> Graham 
> 
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