[Rhodes22-list] advice needed

[Bob Keller]

Cheryl,
Why not do both?  What I mean is:  buy the boat and take it to Stan's 
factory so that any issues can be fixed and any add-ons can be added.  As 
Stan said to me: "there isn't anything wrong with an R-22 that we can't 
fix."  I bought my 1995 in 2001 sight-unseen.  I had it brought to the 
factory where they added all the extras (including hull paint job and bottom 
painting).  The advice you have received about the trailer is excellent - 
that is likely going to be a problem.  Mine was a disaster and it took over 
$500 of investment to make it usable.  (Stan doesn't do trailers).  Still, 
that's a lot less than a new trailer.

You also might want to ask Stan if he remembers the boat since it was 
recycled not too many years ago...

Good luck.
Bob K


>From: "Cheryl O'Grady" <cheryl.ogrady at mail.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] advice needed
>Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:58:11 -0600
>
>Thanks to all the good ideas, you have been very helpful.  I appreciate
>very much all the great advice, and yes, Peter, I had thought of that
>also.  We weigh the cost of driving to CT against just buying one from
>Stan - it could very easily be a wash...but wouldn't have all the goodies
>we want!  I think we will know within 24 hours if we are really
>interested.
>
>Thanks again to all.
>Cheryl
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Herb Parsons"
>   To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] advice needed
>   Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:37:24 -0600
>
>
>   One side note on trailers, Sea Tow's coverage cover's trailers,
>   when they're hauling your boat. Might be worth a membership just
>   for that. You'll want to check Sea Tow's website for details.
>
>   Herb Parsons
>
>   S/V O'Jure
>   1976 O'Day 25
>   Lake Grapevine, N TX
>
>   S/V Reve de Papa
>   1971 Coronado 35
>   Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
>
>   >>> bill at effros.com 11/28/2005 10:31:39 PM >>>
>   Ron,
>
>   Good point. We CT boat owners are reasonable to deal with, but our
>   water eats up the trailers. Not only did my Porto Potty explode this
>   summer, but my trailer did also. I think I mentioned it on the list
>   when it happened. Spectacular!
>
>   More recently, Bruce's trailer wheels seized, and he had to spend a
>   pretty penny to replace them. He pulled his boat a month ago, and the
>   wheels seized again (although not nearly as severely) before I
>   borrowed
>   his trailer 3 weeks later to pull my boat on Bruce's trailer. Today
>   when I moved the trailer 2 weeks after pulling my boat, the wheels
>   had
>   seized again, again.
>
>   I had to drag the trailer with the boat on it 8 feet over the gravel.
>   I
>   had to put my truck in 4 wheel drive to keep the truck's wheels from
>   spinning. Once I could back up the truck, the trailer wheels freed,
>   and
>   they turn normally again.
>
>   Cheryl -- this is a real consideration. Ron's boat got home sound, if
>   not safe. Some others have had trailer mishaps, and their boats have
>   not made it back in one piece. We all look at these trailers and
>   think
>   they must be good for just one more trip, but often they aren't.
>   Especially if they have not been used for the purpose in many a year.
>
>   Rik Sandberg can look at a trailer and tell if it's safe. Roger
>   probably can, too. I can't. Chances are you can't either. If the
>   trailers have been dipped into fresh water from time to time they
>   should
>   be fine. But salt water, and especially salt water around here, does
>   a
>   lot of hidden damage.
>
>   Bill Effros
>
>   Ronald Lipton wrote:
>
>   > Cheryl,
>   >
>   > I bought my boat in much the same circumstances, bought it
>   > sight unseen in connecticut and trailered it to Chicago. The
>   sellers
>   > were reasonable and I could have walked away if I felt they
>   > misrepresented the boat. I was most worried about the trailer, and
>   I
>   > had a yard located about two blocks from the seller check it and
>   > repack the bearings. It turned out that the boat was fine, but the
>   > trailer was badly rusted and the yard did not properly recap the
>   > hubs. It was a real marginal, nail biting trip. The brakes were
>   > shot, pieces started falling off the trailer, and the only thing
>   holding
>   > on the bunks was the boat itself, which I discovered after the boat
>   > was launched.
>   >
>   > caveat emptor
>   >
>   > ron
>   > On Nov 28, 2005, at 7:29 PM, Cheryl O'Grady wrote:
>   >
>   >> We have located a used R22, 1988, refurbished in 1998, with
>   furling genoa
>   >> and IMF. He says it is in very good condition, but it is in
>   >> Connecticut. What kind of risk do I take to buy it sight unseen?
>   >>
>   >> Any suggestions?
>   >>
>   >> Cheryl
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