[Rhodes22-list] She floats!

[Mark Whipple]

Hi Stephen,

I belong to the Savin Hill Yacht Club near UMass in Dorchester. I have a
mooring there and can store the boat at the club if needed. They also have
a pretty good launch ramp for trailered boats. We should sail together some
day! It will be interesting to see how this boat handles the Hull Gut.

Thanks,
Mark

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 7:04 PM Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> Where are you sailing out of?  I have left Squantum Yacht Club last year
> (after 16 years) and am now at the Hingham Shipyard Marina. It’s great
> here. They launched me the 1st week in May & sailed into November last
> year!  Not bad for New England.
>
> Stephen Staum
> s/v Carol Lee 2
> Needham, MA
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 2:24 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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> Stephen Staum
> Pariser Industries, Inc.
>