[Rhodes22-list] She floats!

[Tom Van Heule]

Shawn,
In my limited experience with her, maybe 12 hours of sailing since I got
her.... She is happier cutting through than swelling. I am probably using
verbiage akin to a HiFi review here.

I found trying to keep her moving and flat made things very busy for the
crew, and listy, if we just held on and let her get settled on the course
it was much less bumpy.

Does that translate, or was this observation circumstantial to the lake?

Best,
Tom

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 11:07 PM Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tom - you say:
>
> 'Then again I sail in ⁸ to ²⁵ winds so far... But she is so much more
> stable
> heeled over.'
>
>
> I thought a Rhodes sailed best flat. Say more, please.
>
> Cheers,
> Shawn
> s/v Sweet Baboo
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 6:47 PM Tom Van Heule <
> tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>
> > I agree with Peter, my clew is often pulled back to the aft cabin
> bulkhead,
> > also gets hung up on the upper eyelet of the life rail....  I can't see
> it,
> > on paper, working with the 175%?
> >
> > Then again I sail in ⁸ to ²⁵ winds so far... But she is so much more
> stable
> > heeled over.
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 8:43 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Mark,
> > >
> > > I’m far from an expert on such things, but my guess is that a jib
> small
> > > enough to be self tending is too small to be a good general purpose
> > > headsail for the boat.
> > >
> > > Let us know what you think after you’ve had a chance to sail her some.
> > >
> > > —Peter
> > >
> > > > On Aug 28, 2020, at 8:18 PM, Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>