[Rhodes22-list] Suggested max number of people aboard

[Jesse Shumaker]

Rick, that sounds like more of a clown car maneuver than a boat!

I've had 5 adults in the cockpit + 1 standing in the companionway with the
pop top up for low wind sailing.  Like everyone else mentioned, weight
positioning is quite important once the wind picks up.

The check valve I installed in the cockpit drain prevents backflow even
with a lot of weight in the cockpit, but it also reduces draining capacity
so that is a risk.

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 4:17 PM Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have carried as many as 11 people. Two on the bow deck, six in the
> cockpit, three in the cabin. And the boat did not sink!
>
> Rick Lange
>
> On Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:03 PM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks everyone!  Very helpful perspectives.
> >
> > On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 1:26 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Matt,
> > >
> > > From 2005 to 2012, I lived in Spring Park, MN and sailed my R-22 on
> Lake
> > > Minnetonka.  My apartment complex was right on the water, with it’s own
> > > marina.  I trailered my R-22 over to White Bear Lake once for a day
> sail.
> > > As you know, there are so many inland lakes in Minnesota, it’s hard to
> > > sample them all.
> > >
> > > My 2 sons grew up with our R-22.  The boat sails best with 4 guests.
> > But,
> > > you can get by with as many as 6 guests, especially if they are all
> kids.
> > > More than 4 big adults in the cockpit will require you to plug up the
> > floor
> > > cockpit drain at the back of the cockpit or water will drain into the
> > > boat.  Obviously, you don’t want to do this in conditions where you
> might
> > > need the cockpit drain to work.
> > >
> > > When we would anchor out for a swim, I would string dock lines from the
> > > bow cleats along the waterline to the stern cleats port and starboard.
> > > This gives a tired swimmer something to grab onto.  If you don’t
> already
> > > have a boarding ladder, you need to get one for these swim sessions.  A
> > > good stereo system also helps.
> > >
> > > Roger Pihlaja
> > > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> > >
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> > >
> > > From: Hornblower<mailto:mwhornblower at gmail.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 11:50 AM
> > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Suggested max number of people aboard
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I just purchased a 1990 Rhodes here in MN and will primarily be sailing
> > on
> > > White Bear Lake (a fairly good sized lake on the edge of the Twin
> > Cities).
> > > I am looking for your experiences with number of persons aboard as my
> > kids
> > > are pining to bring as many friends as possible per trip.  They are as
> > much
> > > interested in anchoring and swimming as they are sailing.  I would love
> > to
> > > get some of your opinions.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Matt Wilson
> > > Hornblower II
> > >
> > >
> > >
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