I said I was going to launch my boat this weekend but I unfortunately had to give up. I had prepared the outboard (started on the first pull!), raised the mast (went smoothly!) and tensioned the rigging.

I was ready to launch, but the first problem arose when trying to pull the tongue of the trailer. I couldn’t extend it because the cable of the brakes (hydraulic?) was too short and I didn’t think it was a good idea to disconnect it. This, combined with the fact that the ramp was not very steep, that meant the truck was going to have to go in the water. Not great.

I tried anyway, but the ramp was too short, and going pas the end of the ramp meant more trouble. The hull of the Rhodes was still standing 3-4 inches above the water and I just couldn’t launch, so I decided to abort.

My boat is back on the boatyard and I’m hoping to get in the water with a forklift next weekend. The great thing is raising the mast was easy and I am now confident I can do it again fairly quickly.

One question I have is how much tension to put in the rigging. I put 300 lbs in the upper shrouds and 200 on the four lower shrouds. Do that sound about right? (For what it’s worth, I have an IMF.)

Alexis

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Theodore Boender via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 5:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Launching tomorrow

I won’t bring up the fact that I’ve been sailing all year?

Cheers,
Ted

S/V AIRPOWER
1991/2013 R22
Jacksonville, FL



> On Mar 29, 2019, at 12:05 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
> Must be nice to be able to launch so early in the year. The ice in front of
> my house (Lake Ontario) is stll thick enough to drive a truck on it.
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
> Kingston Ontario
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
> Alexis Seigneurin
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 8:39 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Launching tomorrow
>
> Hi all!
>
> I am going to launch my boat tomorrow in Deltaville. This will be my first
> time raising the mast and launching. This is a bit intimidating but very
> exciting!
>
> If anyone of you is around and wants to join, let me know.
>
> Alexis
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