[Rhodes22-list] New Boat

[brad haslett]

More pics.  Brad
--- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> Brad,
> Got pics?
> Slim
> 
> On 4/12/03 8:08 PM, "brad haslett"
> <flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > True confession time!  I've been working on a deal
> for
> > another boat for some time and its close enough to
> > being a done deal to come clean.  I bought a 9.2C
> > (30ft) S2 Center Cockpit.  The short version of a
> long
> > story is that after getting a slip space on
> PickWick
> > Lake last fall a friend of mine convinced me to
> look
> > at some lots near his weekend place.  My wife was
> very
> > much opposed to building another house (too much
> beer
> > drinking involved I think) and said "you bitch
> about
> > the work you have around here, why do you want
> another
> > place to take care of?".  Good point but I made my
> > case that we need a place to spend the weekend
> while
> > sailing and the Rhodes22 isn't big enough for the
> > three of us for extended stays.  "Then why don't
> you
> > get a bigger boat?"  Poor choice of words.  My
> slip
> > will hold up to a 36 footer but I wanted to stay
> with
> > something I thought could be reasonably
> single-handed
> > and a mast height that would clear all the bridges
> to
> > Kentucky Lake to the North, Knoxville to the east,
> and
> > the last bridge at Mobile to the Gulf of Mexico.
> > After deciding on the S2 9.2C I looked at about
> every
> > one on the market across the country including
> > California.  The one I bought is at Maryland
> Marina at
> > Baltimore and was one of the cleanest and best
> cared
> > for if a bit short on "bells and whistles"  The
> deal
> > is done except for paperwork and Coast Guard
> > certification and finding a boat transport company
> to
> > truck it.  I'm having it shipped to Kentucky Lake
> to
> > Anne's marina to have it re-rigged and then will
> sail
> > it home from there (will probably con Anne to do
> some
> > "shake-down" sea trials as well).  My wife assumed
> > that I would sell the Rhodes, "you can put that
> money
> > against the new boat, right?".  "Oh sure, I can
> get a
> > radar, color GPS plotter, and an auto-pilot". 
> That
> > was the end of discussion.  I have no plans to
> sell
> > the R22 at this time.  The 9.2 S2 will be a bit of
> a
> > slug during the summer sailing months here and the
> R22
> > is perfect for those conditions.  I am looking for
> a
> > partner to pony up for another slip space.  I
> don't
> > need help with the boat but I don't want to pay
> for
> > two slips.  It should be a good deal for someone.
> > Since no one has sent letter bombs to Rik or Bob
> yet
> > for lusting after other boats I assume I'm OK.
> > 
> > Brad Haslett
> > 
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