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2023-10-29; 23:25:40 EDT
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Well said! Bickering is antithetical to sailing. Shawn Boles s/v Sweet BabooSee the original archive post
On Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 6:28 PM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com> wrote: > Gentlemen, can we please stop the sniping at one another? No one is on > this listserv because they want to read attacks and counter-attacks. > > Peace, please. > > Frank > > Frank Goldsmith > S/V Mary Bess (Rhodes 22 1985/2001) > Fairview, NC > Lake Keowee, SC > > > > On Oct 29, 2023, at 2:32 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> > wrote: > > > > Rick, > > > > Boy, you sure do like to pigeon hole people you’ve never even met! It’s > not a very attractive characteristic. I prefer to think of people as > individuals and keep an open mind. > > > > Roger Pihlaja > > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Oct 29, 2023, at 1:29 PM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Hi Roger, > >> > >> We probably will meet since you can be a late arriving squeezer. Your > kind > >> seem to follow me around. > >> > >> The MINIMUM anchor rode to water depth is 7:1. That's when the bottom > and > >> all night weather forecast are good. And it doesn't matter whether the > >> rode comes off a toe rail chock or the bow eye, there is no way to cheat > >> physics in order to squeeze in. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Rick Lange > >> > >> > >>> On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 5:24 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi Rick, > >>> > >>> Boy, for somebody you've never met, you make a lot of assumptions > about me > >>> and my boat. First of all, my boat hook is always stored in a pair of > >>> Beckson Clipper Clips on the back wall of the cockpit just below the > >>> lazarette hatch. I can easily find it in the dark. Second, I always > sleep > >>> with my camping headlight within easy reach. Third, I always set a GPS > >>> anchor watch. So, I would be awakened re a dragging anchor long > before any > >>> of the boats around me noticed. Actually, after many years of > cruising, > >>> you get sensitive to the boat's motions and what a dragging anchor > feels > >>> like. The chances are, I'd be up on deck checking things out anyway. > I > >>> always take a couple of visual bearings on landmarks on shore to > quickly > >>> detect if my boat has moved. Fourth, the anchor rode is the only line > >>> extending out from the bow. Even without my headlight, I could easily > find > >>> it in the dark. Just sweep the boat hook in front of the bow and it is > >>> bound to run into the anchor rode. > >>> > >>> Look, this thread is really getting tiresome. Anchor your boat however > >>> you please. I'm just glad I don't have to deal with you in person. > >>> > >>> Roger Pihlaja > >>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium > >>> > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of > >>> Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> > >>> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 12:09 PM > >>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> > >>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchoring > >>> > >>> Yelling comes from boats downwind you are dragging toward just because > you > >>> wanted to squeeze in by putting out too little rode. And you're taking > >>> forever to find your boat hook in the dark and rain, and to fish for > the > >>> rode you can't see underwater. > >>> > >>> What's this about bringing the anchor aboard? I'd rather walk into a > >>> Japanese home with my shoes on! The anchor is to be kept outboard > hanging > >>> from its bow rail bracket. When just relocating in an anchorage, I > also > >>> leave the mucky chain dangling outboard from the hanging anchor. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Rick Lange > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 5:23 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Rick, > >>>> > >>>> What yelling? You start the engine. While it’s warming up, you walk > to > >>>> the bow, and snag the anchor rode downstream of the carabiner with a > boat > >>>> hook. You motor slowly forward while pulling in the anchor rode hand > over > >>>> hand over the railing. Note that you haven’t touched the bow cleat or > >>> the > >>>> carabiner. When the anchor is aboard, you go and redeploy. No muss, > no > >>>> fuss. I am just claiming that my technique makes it less likely the > >>> anchor > >>>> is going to drag. Often, your suggested options of going someplace > else > >>> or > >>>> going to shore are not available. The Rhodes 22 has the advantage of > >>>> shallow draft and can often be anchored in a corner of the harbor > where > >>> the > >>>> big boats can’t go. We all have a vision of being alone in a pristine > >>>> anchorage. But, that’s often not the reality. Have you actually done > >>> much > >>>> anchoring out? What do you propose to do if you’re not willing to > anchor > >>>> in close quarters? Remember, there are no slips available and it’s > too > >>>> late to go somewhere else. > >>>> > >>>> Roger Pihlaja > >>>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >
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