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

[b.ivers at att.net]

Hi there, I am able to purchase recycled or new boat, but decided to buy older 1976 model because I have no other family support. 
 I went in low budget, worked on the boat a little bit. And am currantly working on becomming a safe confident sailer. I learn every time I go out. Wife is still not completely sold on the idea of sailing ,but with two or three positive days on the water I will win her over because we have been power boating for 30 years. 
  Then is  the time we will start talking to Stan and putting together our plans for new or recycle R-22. Or maybe this boat will be just fine and I will make upgrades as needed! If it's good enough for Robert Dilk, and Rodger. It can be good enough for me. (us) 
  Being a wanabe and a lurker is not all bad. I love my 76, and I learn by lurking. Do not post much because I don't know much. Barry
  

-------------- Original message from "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80 at mail.com>: -------------- 


> Ditto Roger's post 
> 
> (except for the $90K and engineer part) :-) 
> 
> I guess Sir Stanley wouldn't be inclined to describe the MOC of his fiberglass 
> stringers? 
> 
> I know, I know, but I have to ask anyway. :-D 
> 
> Todd 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roger Pihlaja" 
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" 
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes wanabes and List Lurkers 
> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 06:04:07 -0500 
> 
> > 
> > Ben, 
> > 
> > Like the Walgreen's commercials say, "In a perfect world..." But, even when 
> > I was making $K90+/year as an engineer, there were other priorities like 
> > saving for retirement, paying off my house, saving for my kid's college, 
> > etc. that precluded the expense of simply going out and buying a new or 
> > recycled Rhodes 22. We all make choices in our lives. I bought an older 
> > Rhodes 22, worked on it, my sons grew up with the boat, & we've had a lot of 
> > wonderful adventures with it. I suspect all these project boats have more 
> > to do with limited family resources than a desire to rebuild a boat. Yet, 
> > they all want to go sailing someday. If the boat can be a family project 
> > along the way; then, so much the better. Forgive me sir; but, for you to 
> > recommend to these folks that they should go & buy a recycled Rhodes 22 and 
> > then satisfy their desire to work on a boat by building something like an 
> > epoxy cedar strip canoe in their garage strikes me as incredibly 
> > insensitive. Good grief man, can't you read between the lines & see what's 
> > going on here? 
> > 
> > Roger Pihlaja 
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ben Schultz" 
> > To: "cjlowe" ; "The Rhodes 22 mail list" 
> > 
> > Cc: "stan" 
> > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 11:31 PM 
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes wanabes and List Lurkers 
> > 
> > 
> > > 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 
> > > 
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> > > 
> > 
> > 
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