[Rhodes22-list] She floats!

[Peter Nyberg]

Mark,

Many unusual features on your boat, as you’ve mentioned.

Is the bow-sprit for a spinnaker?  

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Aug 28, 2020, at 2:23 PM, Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com> wrote:
> 
> It's been a long summer for me with too many projects and no sailing. So I
> am pleased to announce that my Rhodes 22, Luna Mia, went in the water
> around 9am EST today! Looking forward to some fun September sailing on
> Boston Harbor.
> 
> I did launch her for just a few weeks last year (I bought her last spring)
> but never really did any sailing. This year I was able to raise the mast
> and launch the boat myself for the first time! I choose a day to raise the
> mast with very little wind. I used lines to help stabilize the mast but I
> still want to make a set of extenders for the forward lower shrouds. Should
> they be 8" or a little more?
> 
> The engine is still a little balky but I haven't tried changing the fuel
> filter yet. I hope that's it. I'll be interested to see how I like the
> self-tending jib. I have a new outhaul car to install and a new traveller
> (that will be a bigger project). I hope to go sailing Monday or Tuesday
> depending on the weather etc.
> 
> FYI You can see downtown Boston in the background of this shot.
> 
> Mark
> 
> -- 
> Boston, MA
> 
> 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
> 1987 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
> 1982 Com-Pac 16 *For Sale*
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