[Rhodes22-list] Suggested max number of people aboard

[Rick Lange]

I was ferrying crew back to overflow dockage at a nearby marina after
regatta awards and imbibing.  Motoring, not sailing.

A wedge shaped rubber door stopper glued to the bottom with the wide end
just in front of the cockpit drain hole creates enough suction to keep the
cockpit dry while the boat is moving.  It avoids the worry a valve can
cause when it rains.

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM Jesse Shumaker <
jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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> > > > Windows 10
> > > >
> > > > 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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> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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