[Rhodes22-list] A New Rhodie Joins the Ranks
William E. Wickman
wewickman at duke-energy.com
Fri Oct 22 13:13:10 EDT 2004
Wally,
I bought my Rhodes from a gentleman in Pennsylvania, but let me put in a
plug for Stan here. I had been working with Stan for several months trying
to find a recycled Rhodes that met my desires and budget. He was very
patient and provided good advice on what my options were and kept an eye
out for me. I even made a trip to the General Boats factory and took a
ride on a Rhodes with Stan; a pilgrimage I recommend for every Rhodie.
Well, rather than keeping my business to himself, Stan referred me to the
guy in PA, albeit for a commission. Bottom line, Stan does work hard with
his customer's needs in mind. He is even willing to forgo a direct sale to
you if he sees a boat come along that fits without the need for recycling.
I think that is commendable of Stan.
So, the details on my new Rhodes is that it is a 2000 model with blue hull
and red trim. The guy I bought it from had only sailed it a couple of
times in the last two years so with the exception of a little clean up it
is in fantastic shape. In addition to all the great Rhodes standard
equipment like the top/front loading cooler & sink with electric pump, the
boat came with IMF; 175 genoa; a Yamaha 9.9hp electric start with rudder
linkage and remote throttle/gear mounted on the tiller; pop top enclosure;
bimini; cockpit filler cushions; captains chairs; two house batteries (in
addition to the motor battery); two solar panels; port side hatch; and the
swell head configuration, but with a porta pottie instead of a marine head.
It also has the mast raising system, which I highly recommend. The boat
came with the Triad dual axle trailer with surge brakes which tows great.
The marine head would have been the only thing that I might have added if I
had ordered from Stan, but the more I think about it the more I like the
simplicity of a porta potty. I would be interested in what everyone here
thinks about marine head vs. porta-pottie in the Rhodes.
I would love to bring it down to Blue Springs sometime and have you show me
how to tune the rig, etc. (as well as show me where some good gunkholes are
located!).
I appreciate your thoughts on my father-in-law. Surgery went fine and he
is now recovering.
Bill Wickman
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So did you purchase from GB or private owner? IMF or standard? What
options???? Details man we want details! :-)
I look forward to seeing you on the water and good luck selling Opal. She
really needs a good home!
Also good luck regarding your father in-law. My dad had open heart surgery
15 years ago and is doing just fine today.
Wally
>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:25:29 -0400
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>Wally,
>I'll be keeping it in a slip at CYC, but plan to trailer around to area
>lakes and even an occassional trip to the coast. My dream trip is to go
>down to the Florida Keys and maybe even a trip over to the Dry Tortugas or
>Bahamas. I had planned to bring the boat to HYC, but my wife will be out
>of town that weekend to visit her father who is having open heart surgery
>so I have to take care of the kids. I'm still trying to figure out a way
>to get there, though. You all put on a great regatta (and party!).
>
>Regarding Opal, she is still for sale. If you or anyone on this list have
>any interest please let me know. Opal is a 20' wooden catboat built in
>1980 as a replica of a turn of the century Cape Cod catboat, complete with
>wooden spars, wooden blocks, bronze ports, and a fully operational antique
>Penta 5.5 hp inboard (circa 1939). It's a really neat boat, but I just
>don't have time to take care of it at this time in my life. I have
>pictures I can email if interested. I'm willing to consider any offer.
>
>Bill W.
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>Congrats Bill, I had actually heard from Bob Ingram that you finally found
>a
>Rhodes 22. I was up on the plateau Friday and Saturday night so I missed
>the
>big winds. Horizon actually had races Saturday! I stopped by Blue Springs
>on
>my way back to Knoxville but the heavy winds were gone. I still got a nice
>sail in.
>
>I am glad to hear that your family loves the boat. Are you going to
trailer
>
>sail it or slip at Concord? Are you coming down to HYC for the Fall
Regatta
>
>at the end of the month? Did you sell Opal?
>
>Wally
>
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> >From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] A New Rhodie Joins the Ranks
> >Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 19:31:22 -0400
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> >After lurking here for a little while, I guess its time to come out the
> >closet and introduce myself. I acquired a new (to me) 2000 model Rhodes
> >about a month ago. Anyway, I am located on Fort Loudon Lake in
>Knoxville,
> >TN at Concord Yacht Club along with another "Rhodie" that is in the
>process
> >of restoring a 1976 era Rhodes. Wally, you may remember me as the guy
>from
> >CYC that came down to visit and look at your boat last spring. Seems
>like
> >a long time of searching and waiting for the right boat has finally come
>to
> >an end; and just in time for some late fall sailing. Stan was
> >right....again. He said to be patient and the right boat will come
>along.
> >Kind of like cats, I'm not sure if we pick our boats or our boats pick
>us.
> >If you are so inclined to read on, I would like to share my first
> >experiences with the boat.
> >
> >After cleaning up the boat and admiring it in my driveway for about a
> >month, I couldn't wait any longer and launched it last week. During the
> >past week, I have entertained a continuous barrage of interested sailors
> >stopping by for a look and tour of all the neat and unique features of
>the
> >Rhodes. It has been very heartwarming to be on the receiving end of
> >comments such as "beautiful!" "Awesome boat!" "Luxurious"
>"comfortable"
> >"opulent" "unbelieveable" "I want one." Talk about pride of ownership!
> >
> >Several of you have related tales of wild rides during the heavy winds
>that
> >swept through the Southeast late last week. Well, my inaugural sail was
>on
> >Friday afternoon. My 16 year old son called me from school (for the
>first
> >time ever) and asked if I would take him sailing. Well, those of you
who
> >have teenagers will understand that you should never turn down your teen
> >when they actually want to do something with you. The wind was
> >irresistible so I left work early and headed to the dock. When my son,
>his
> >friend, and I got out on the lake I suggested that we reef as the winds
> >appeared to be blowing around 18-20+ knots and I was not really familiar
> >with the boat outside of what I read. Well, being the testosterone
>filled
> >teenagers that they are (into extreme sports and all), and me not
wanting
> >to be thought of as the old man, I relented and put up full sails; not
>even
> >dropping the boom to its lower position (at least I kept the pop top
> >closed). What a ride! I kept saying to myself over and over as I stood
> >vertically on the inside edge of the seat looking almost straight down
at
> >the water; water that was sliding up over the rail, "Stan said that it
is
> >impossible to capsize this boat...Stan said that the boat will not
> >sink...how tragic, I'm going to capsize and sink on my first time out!"
> >
> >Well, the boat did neither. In fact, just like everyone has said, it
> >stiffened up tremendously as soon as the gunnel hit the water, and then
> >simply rounded up. It did this several times to the whoops of my son
and
> >his friend. They thought it was great sport. I was afraid I was going
>to
> >slide out of the boat into the chilly lake, although I too found it
> >exhilarating as soon as I realized that we were not going over. I
>finally
> >convinced them that we would go "faster" if we experimented with some
> >reefing. The evening came too soon we and returned to port safe and
dry.
> >My son and his friend could not wait to do it again. I was looking for
>any
> >rum that the previous owner might have stashed in a secret place.
> >
> >I learned several valuable lessons on that first sail. The Rhodes
cannot
> >be capsized (or if it can, I would hate to see the conditions). In
heavy
> >winds anyway, the Rhodes sails with the exhilaration of an oversized
> >dinghy. Even when you have buried the rail, you stay bone dry. The
>Rhodes
> >is a boat that can captivate the interest and excitement of a 16 year
>old.
> >It most certainly passed the extreme sailing test.
> >
> >In contrast, I gathered my whole family of five (my other kids are 13
and
>8
> >years old) for a quiet Sunday evening sunset dinner cruise. I was
> >interested to see how the boat would handle a family of five. The winds
> >were light to nil; more typical of what we see on our lake. Other than
a
> >few nasty power boat waves, it was smooth sailing. What a contrast to
> >Friday. We set up the cockpit table, spread the table cloth and munched
>on
> >hor'derves and wine (soft drinks for the kids) while a whisper of breeze
> >ghosted us along as the sun slowly set. The kids enjoyed bundling up
> >together at the bow as we slowly motored back to the slip. My 13 year
>old
> >like it so much she begged me to haul the boat out and trailer it to
> >Charleston for the weekend where we are going to my son's high school
> >sailing regatta. The boat most certainly passed the "family" test. I
>hope
> >their enthusiasm remains over time. Mine has only grown in the short
>time
> >that I have had the boat. The possibilities are endless...
> >
> >Sorry, I didn't mean for the is posting to be so long, but I guess my
> >enthusiasm just got the better of me. I also love reading about
everyone
> >else's adventures and thought you might enjoy mine. It sure beats
> >politics!
> >
> >And now...to think of a name for her.
> >
> >Bill Wickman
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