Jesse,
I noticed the main too.  As you suggest, the foot of the sail should furl up level with the boom. - rob

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Jesse Shumaker
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 3:52 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] She floats!

Congrats Mark!  Even amongst the R22 crowd your boat stands out with some interesting features.

I was surprised to see the taper in your mainsail - it appears the foot
rises as it goes aft.   That seems to be common on larger boats with IMF,
but the typical R22 has a level foot on the main.

To build on Peter's comment, is the green line hooked to the bow pulpit a spinnaker halyard?

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 2:05 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> Many unusual features on your boat, as you’ve mentioned.
>
> Is the bow-sprit for a spinnaker?
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On Aug 28, 2020, at 2:23 PM, Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > It's been a long summer for me with too many projects and no 
> > sailing. So
> I
> > am pleased to announce that my Rhodes 22, Luna Mia, went in the 
> > water around 9am EST today! Looking forward to some fun September 
> > sailing on Boston Harbor.
> >
> > I did launch her for just a few weeks last year (I bought her last
> spring)
> > but never really did any sailing. This year I was able to raise the 
> > mast and launch the boat myself for the first time! I choose a day 
> > to raise
> the
> > mast with very little wind. I used lines to help stabilize the mast 
> > but I still want to make a set of extenders for the forward lower shrouds.
> Should
> > they be 8" or a little more?
> >
> > The engine is still a little balky but I haven't tried changing the 
> > fuel filter yet. I hope that's it. I'll be interested to see how I 
> > like the self-tending jib. I have a new outhaul car to install and a 
> > new traveller (that will be a bigger project). I hope to go sailing 
> > Monday or Tuesday depending on the weather etc.
> >
> > FYI You can see downtown Boston in the background of this shot.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --
> > Boston, MA
> >
> > 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
> > 1987 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
> > 1982 Com-Pac 16 *For Sale*
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