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

[b.ivers at att.net]

  Wally, answer to home port question is Lake Tahoe. Low water conditions in the west dominate where one can launch, and where you cannot. ( talking about lakes and reseviors). 
  S.F. Bay Area Delta has several thousand miles of waterways that are wonderful to explore. Joyce and I have fished them for years. 
  These waterways are not subject to drought conditions because they are directly connected to  the ocean. If I remember correctly, there is a R-22 owner in Sacramento.
   I can still launch at Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, and a few other alpine lakes in Cal. and Nv. w/o draw bar extentions.   Bary
     

-------------- Original message from "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>: -------------- 


> Barry, 
> 
> You are sailing a Rhodes 22 without spending a large sum. That is a very 
> good thing! 
> 
> I am not sure if you mentioned; what is your home port? 
> 
> Wally, Knoxville TN 
> 
> 
> >From: b.ivers at att.net 
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes wanabes and List Lurkers 
> >Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:54:12 +0000 
> > 
> >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" : 
> >-------------- 
> > 
> > 
> > > 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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