[Rhodes22-list] She floats!

[Mark Whipple]

Hi Jesse,

I described the green halyard and bowsprit in my response to Peter.

I've been looking at that mainsail since I put up the mast. It doesn't look
quite right to me, either. I wonder if there was a problem with my outhaul
set up, and if the new outhaul car I have will address the issue. I'm not
exactly sure how to rig the new outhaul car. I know there was a thread
about outhauls recently so I'll try to track that down. I might just roll
out the main and roll it back in to see if anything changes.

Mark

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 3:51 PM Jesse Shumaker <
jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Congrats Mark!  Even amongst the R22 crowd your boat stands out with some
> interesting features.
>
> I was surprised to see the taper in your mainsail - it appears the foot
> rises as it goes aft.   That seems to be common on larger boats with IMF,
> but the typical R22 has a level foot on the main.
>
> To build on Peter's comment, is the green line hooked to the bow pulpit a
> spinnaker halyard?
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 2:05 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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