Joe,
Never be afraid to ask. Some of us have been hanging around this list for  
twenty years or more. I hate to admit it, but I'm slowly becoming an old 
timer.  A lot of the things you have questions about have already been 
discussed for  many years. Don't throw out the idea of cockpit cushions. They are 
nice to have  and also double on Rum Runner as a man overboard float. They 
also are nice for  just floating around while swimming. I would be willing to 
bet that you could  talk Stan out of a used set he's got hanging around the 
office. Many years ago  Stan mentioned he had some used pop top enclosure to 
sell. I asked him hopw much  for a FREE one. He made the mistake of telling 
me all I had to do was come and  get it. I was there two days later helping 
Captain Keller pick up his new to him  R22. And yes, he lived up to his word 
and I went home with a pop top  enclosure.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 2/25/2012 9:15:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jjcampjr at yahoo.com writes:

Rummy  and the rest:

Here's my plan:  I will not have  cushions, because I have no bench 
cushions to make that logical, and I see  them as an unnecessary comfort and money 
I don't need to spend. The boat sails  very well with my ass is on the hard 
seat.  I'll just make a wooden  insert system on which I can throw down a 
pad or something to keep us off the  deck with room to move.  I read the 
previous post with the 1 X 6 planks,  and that seems like a possible path to 
tread.  I also liked the  suggestion of a two-man tent atop the planks as a 
shield from weather and  insects.

We will not overnight often, but when we  do, we want to enjoy the 
experience.  Being a pragmatist (occasionally) I  wanted to get the collective 
opinion of this informed body before I try  anything and later regret having 
ignored a certain alternate path.  I had  been leaning toward the 1 X6 solution 
(easy fitting with a bit of custom jig  saw work).  But, I wanted to hear 
the  "buzz" from you all before I  did anything.
And I still invite more expert opinion.  If this group  ran NASA, we'd be 
on Mars by now (in a Rhodes 22  spacecraft).

Joe 

>________________________________
>  From: "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org 
>Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 10:13  PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] So I can sleep...
>  
>Slimmeister,
>Sorry, but I traded the filler cushions for a  motor last summer. The best 
 
>bet would be to take your own  measurements and go from there. I believe 
mine 
>were broke down into  four or five pieces. They were made out of marine 
>grade  plywood  with foam filler and vinyl stretched across and then 
stapled to  
>the  bottom of the plywood. Not hard to make and easily stored in  the V 
>berth which  we never used for sleeping. Just make sure you  use the 
correct 
>amount of foam so  the cushions are level when in  place.
>
>Rummy
>
>
>In a message dated  2/24/2012 5:21:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,   
>slimsails at gmail.com writes:
>
>Joe,  wintry greetings  back atcha from the chilly midwest. The best I've
>seen  were  Rummy's. He had the filler boards with a same-size-cushion
>attached  to  each one. Very convenient. Maybe he'll post pix   and
>measurements.
>Slim
>
>On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at  4:06 PM, Joe Camp  <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  Wintry greetings from the chilly  northeast.  Please inform me of  the
>> measurements for the cockpit  filler inserts.  my  wife and I are not 
huge
>> (well, I'm 6'2", 230)  but a night  together on the main berth will have 
us
>> divorced by   morning.  The benefit of having the space in the cockpit  
will
>>  keep us comfortable and harmoniously together (in more  than the  
biblical
>> sense).  The construction should be  no  problem.   So Rhodies... tell me
>> (show me) what  ya  got.  Thanks.
>>
>> Joe Camp
>> s/v  John Dawson
>>  Hatboro, PA  Earlville,  MD
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