[Rhodes22-list] She floats!

[Mark Whipple]

Hi Rob,

Thanks. I'm not sure I'm going to keep all the bells and whistles, but
we'll see. At a minimum the saildrive will stay until I can't fix it
anymore. I may remove the self-tending jib and the wheel this winter since
they need painting. Whether they get reinstalled remains to be seen.

Thanks,
Mark

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 3:06 PM Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Mark,
> Congratulations.  Nice looking boat.  You've definitely got a one of a
> kind boat in the fleet.  Wheel steering and self-tending jib?  Bow pulpit?
> Can't say we've seen the self-tending jib and pulpit.  Someone has done
> some work on her. - rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Mark Whipple
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 2:24 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] She floats!
>
> 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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