[Rhodes22-list] newbie

[Bill Effros]

Frank,

Take another glance.

The boat was designed for Long Island Sound.  It is completely 
comfortable in coastal waters.  Many owners have sailed in the Great 
Lakes.  It is safer than most ocean going vessels because, unlike the 
Titanic, it won't sink.

The reason for not sailing it to Hawaii (although apparently one owner 
has done so) is that you cannot safely provision it for a trip of that 
length.  (This is the same reason the Europeans never tried sailing 
Westward to India--They knew they couldn't provision their boats for a 
trip of that length, ignorant of the fact that there was another land 
mass between Europe and Asia.  Columbus argued that the world was only 
18,000 miles in circumference, and that a group of vessels could be 
outfitted for the much shorter ocean trip he envisioned...but I digress...).

To paraphrase Stan, "If you sail to Hawaii, the boat will make it, but I 
cannot guarantee the safety of the crew."

 From my perspective, and the way I use my boat, a lake doesn't even 
begin to take advantage of the many features of a Rhodes 22.

Bill Effros



greyhound at gbronline.com wrote:

>Thank you, Rummy.  I hope to learn about these boats.  It
>seems to me at first glance that no matter how you dress it
>up, this boat would be at its best on a lake.
>Thanks,
>Frank
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>From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] newbie
>Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 09:56:57 EDT
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>>Frank,
>>There used to be a R22 on Lake Marion, but it was sold a
>>while back. The   closest would be me. I'm on Lake
>>Hartwell along with about four other R22's. I   would be
>>more than happy to show you my boat, but vacation time and
>>weddings   will be keeping me away from the water until
>>early September. Perhaps Mr. Kroposki will answer you call
>>once he rolls his butt out of  bed.  He doesn't work much,
>>so he has a lot of time to show off his Rhodes. His   boat
>>is slipped at Big Waters Marina on the south end of Lake
>>Hartwell, near the 
>> damn dam.
>> 
>>Rummy, Anderson, SC
>>864-933-4284 cell
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