[Rhodes22-list] Mac photos (was Introduction and Thanks)

[Jim Bunnell]

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On May 30, 2005, at 12:32 PM, Gregg J. MacMillan wrote:

> Thought I'd take a few minutes on this rainy Memorial Day in  
> Cincinnati (when I'd hoped to be out sailing)I  to write a brief  
> introduction and thank everyone for all the helpful information  
> that finds its way into my Rhodes22 list folder everyday.
>
> I started sailing about 3 years ago when I happened onto a  
> Macgregor Venture 17. I found it be a really good boat to learn to  
> sail...very forgiving. This Spring I found out about a 1986  
> Roades22 for sale. Since I'd never heard of a Rhodes, I got on the  
> Internet, found loads of information, and decided it sounded like  
> the perfect boat for me. The only problem with the one I was  
> looking at was that it had recently been involved in an unfortunate  
> incident. As its previous owner was towing it to the lake after  
> having it completely overhauled and detailed, the nut on the  
> trailer hitch ball stripped off (made in China), the safety chains  
> didn't hold, and the boat and trailer headed off into an adjacent  
> field. After glancing off a telephone pole, it rolled over in the  
> field. He settled with his insurance company (they declared it  
> totaled), and I was able to buy it very inexpensively.
>
> Surprisingly, there was not much apparent damage on the outside,  
> most of what I spent the Spring working on was the inside. I took  
> out most everything on the inside and either repaired, or replaced  
> the broken parts/pieces. We were able to launch in April, and have  
> been out several times in May. Love the IMF, all the room, the  
> furling Genoa, the cabin layout, the hull shape, the nine stays,  
> and many other traits.
>
> Stan was great. I needed some small parts that were missing. I sent  
> him an email with what I needed and my credit card number and told  
> him just to charge me and send them out. He replied that he doesn't  
> take credit cards and just sent them out no charge! Now that I'm  
> sure I'm going to be keeping the boat, I'm sure he'll be hearing  
> quite a bit from me in the future as I continue to replace some of  
> the more expensive damaged parts and fittings. (like the  
> mast...maybe I should try the credit card thing again and see if he  
> sends me a new IMF mast at no charge :-))
>
> I looked for some pictures to attach (Bill...the picasa program  
> sounds great, but I went to download it and its only for  
> Windows...not Mac) and came up with one showing it on the trailer  
> in our driveway after having put the mast up for the first time  
> (with my daughter!) and one other showing the marina at Rocky Fork  
> Lake where we keep the boat. Anyone passing thru Cincinnati and  
> would like to go for a sail in the foothills of the Appalachians,  
> let me know. The lake is about an hour east of Cincinnati.
>
> --Gregg
>
> Gregg MacMillan
> s/v True Blue
>
> ps If you know anyone who would like a good started boat, my 1970  
> Macgregor Venture 17 is for sale:
> http://tinyurl.com/9rubb
>
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