[Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes wanabes and List Lurkers

[Ben Schultz]

Here's my advice to would-be boat builders:  First, get a recycled 
Rhodes.  It's true that you want a sailboa to sail.  Second, pick 
another boat that you might like to have, buy some plans, clear out some 
garage space, and start working on it.  I've got the shell of a cedar 
strip canoe hogging the space in my one-car garage, much to the 
admiral's display.  It gives me something to do at night when I'm not in 
the mood to sit around the house or be around people.  It gives me great 
pleasure to head out to the garage, light a cigar, fix a drink, and go 
connect some wood or sand a surface smooth.  In fact, if I ween't 
waiting on an order of fiberglass cloth, I would probably be out there now.

The beauty of this is that there is no hurry or stress related to the 
project boat.  When I get busy at work or with a household project, the 
canoe might go untouched for a couple of months.  In fact, I started 
cutting out the molds almost two years ago.  It's a fun hobby.  In fact, 
it makes me envy Stan, getting to build boats all day.  I guess every 
man's hobby is someone else's job.

Give it a whirl,
Ben