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gas tank in laz
2010-11-18; 11:23:21 EST
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2002-09-17
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Charles, Only the smoking. I quit smoking tobacco in March of 2009. Best thing I ever did. Rummy In a message dated 11/18/2010 10:21:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, blue66corvette at hotmail.com writes: so did you give up the drink and the smokes .... or just the smokes?????? I did notice the laz lid is not air tight, when it rains hard it isn't water tight either .... CSee the original archive post
> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:15:31 -0500 > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] gas tank in laz > > Charles, > Relax. I kept my fuel tank in the lazzerette for almost twenty years. I > moved it only after I installed the electric motor lift which places an > electric motor (sparks) in the lazz. The hatch cover for the lazz is not air > tight and if you look under both seats you will see large openings which > provide adequate ventilation. People on the list were worried that I was going to > blow myself up, but as you can see, I'm still intact. I used to drink like > crazy and smoked cigars and cigarettes.......all at the same time and > never had a problem with gas fumes. > > Rummy > > > In a message dated 11/18/2010 9:08:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > blue66corvette at hotmail.com writes: > > > I sail in teh suburbs of Dallas, Texas ..... I think I am the only Rhodie > in these parts so you probably won't even hear the explosion......I do't > have propane on the boat, I am guessing that would be for a stove? I don't > have one of those either. > > Thanks for the education, I will gfive some thought to moving the tank. > > Charles > s/v Blue Feather > 84 R 22 ... recycled 96 > > > From: mweisner at ebsmed.com > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org > > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:53:59 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reintroduction - Now gas tank in laz > > > > It depends on how far away from here you sail your Rhodes ... > > > > Basically, fuel vapors that accumulate can be fairly explosive. Since > the > > laz is not ventilated, it is not a great place to store gasoline. I have > > always stored a 6 gal tank under the cockpit seat without a problem > where at > > least the fumes (lighter than air) would not be trapped. > > > > BTW, where do you store your propane (heavier than air)? Please do not > > store it in the cabin. > > > > Where do you sail,again? > > > > Mike > > s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81) > > Nissequogue River, NY > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charles Nieman" <blue66corvette at hotmail.com> > > To: "Rhodes List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> > > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:42 AM > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reintroduction > > > > > > > > > > I don't know about all that political stuff ..... but what's this > about > > > keeping your gas tank in tha lazerette????? That is where I have > always > > > kept mine .... is this a problem???? > > > > > > Charles > > > > > >> From: benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com > > >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org > > >> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:40:39 -0600 > > >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reintroduction > > >> > > >> We are overdue for some angry -- or at least passionate rants. > Thoughts > > >> on > > >> midterm elections? Sarah Palin's book tour? Did dinosaurs really > exist? > > >> Do you prefer Bicardi to Mount Gay? Isn't anyone at least keeping > their > > >> gas > > >> tank in the lazerette? > > >> > > >> Watching and waiting from BR, > > >> > > >> Ben > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org > > >> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Farrell > > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 12:39 > > >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List > > >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reintroduction > > >> > > >> Thank God... on both counts. > > >> > > >> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 12:28 PM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> > Mike. > > >> > Welcome back to the list. A while back we had to have a separation > of > > >> > sailing from politics. The political people left the list and > started > > >> their > > >> > own > > >> > social network list. The sailors and most of the drunks are still > here. > > >> > > > >> > Rummy > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > In a message dated 11/16/2010 3:07:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > >> > michael.4591 at gmail.com writes: > > >> > > > >> > By way of a reintroduction I am Mike Corley, a loyal Rhodes owner > since > > >> > 1996. I have not been active on the list in several years. It is > > >> > definitely a lot quieter now than it used to be. Sort of miss the > > >> barroom > > >> > mentality of the old list. > > >> > I have owned two Rhodes, the first was a new 96 model I bought from > > >> > Stan and then after returning from Europe Stan made me a great deal > and > > >> > I > > >> > traded it in on a slightly used and upgraded 99 Rhodes in 2000, but > > >> > that > > >> > is > > >> > another story. I like to tell people that I liked the boat so much I > > >> > bought > > >> > it twice. I still take the boat back to GB in Edenton, NC when it > needs > > >> > work which is infrequently. Stan and GB is the most honest business > I > > >> > have > > >> > ever dealt with and they still do good work! > > >> > I just recently retired from the Army after 30 years of service. I > > >> > retired from Fort Monroe, Va and now live in Smithfield, Va at the > > >> > intersection of the Pagan and James Rivers. I keep my boat at the > Old > > >> > Point > > >> > Comfort Marina at Ft Monroe in Hampton, Va which is about 22 miles > from > > >> > Smithfield. My children are grown now so I primarily singlehand > which > > >> > is > > >> > easy to do in a Rhodes. I have enjoyed sailing the Southern > Chesapeake > > >> > for > > >> > the last four years. Previously I have sailed my Rhodes out of > Middle > > >> > River > > >> > near Baltimore, Newbern, NC on the Neuse river, and Washington DC > on > > >> > the > > >> > Potomac River. As all of you will agree, the Rhodes is a great > costal > > >> and > > >> > inland pocket cruiser! > > >> > > > >> > Mike Corley > > >> > S/V Ranger > > >> > 99 Rhodes > > >> > Hampton Roads, Va > > >> > __________________________________________________ > > >> > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to > > >> > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list > > >> > > > >> > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and > archives > > >> > go > > >> > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list > > >> > __________________________________________________ > > >> > > > >> > __________________________________________________ > > >> > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to > > >> > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list > > >> > > > >> > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and > archives > > >> > go > > >> > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list > > >> > __________________________________________________ > > >> > > > >> __________________________________________________ > > >> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to > > >> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list > > >> > > >> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and > archives go > > >> to > > >> http://www.rhodes22.org/list > > >> __________________________________________________ > > >> > > >> __________________________________________________ > > >> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to > > >> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list > > >> > > >> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and > archives go > > >> to http://www.rhodes22.org/list > > >> __________________________________________________ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list > > > > > > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives > go > > > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > __________________________________________________ > > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list > > > > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives > go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list > > __________________________________________________ > > __________________________________________________ > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list > > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list > __________________________________________________ > > __________________________________________________ > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list > > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list > __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ To subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list __________________________________________________
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