[Rhodes22-list] Why I Love My Boat

[Rick Evans]

After all the hoopla I didnt go to the show because of
inclimate weather.

--- Bob Weber <ruba1811 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Rick, One suprise you may not have counted on is if
> you buy a recycled 
> Rhodes, unlike all the other boats you have bought
> in your life, it will be 
> ready to sail with everything working.  Your to do
> list will never be 
> smaller.  You can start into your wish list right
> away - you can not say 
> that with ANY other used boat purchase.  I have a 2
> year old as well and I 
> feel pretty confident with her in the cockpit (life
> jacket of course).  She 
> just learned to go thru the companionway into the
> cabin mostly on her own.  
> Last weekend she tried this trick on a friends
> Catalina 30, I caught her in 
> mid air !!!!  Hopefully your next boat fits the bill
> perfectly.
> 
> Bob Weber
> S/V Ruba
> Port St. Louis
> 
> 
> >From: Rick Evans <ricke555 at yahoo.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] Why I Love My Boat
> >Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:20:42 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Bill,
> >
> >And everyone THANK YOU. YOur stories and feelings
> on
> >the Rhodes was exactly what I was looking for. The
> >things no matter what I read I couldn't get
> anywhere
> >else.
> >
> >I have a 2 yr odl and one on the way and this is
> the
> >boat I am looking for. Hopefully I will come back
> from
> >Annapolis after writing Stan a check for a deposti
> on
> >a recycled Rhodes (since I am definitely a budget
> >sailor).
> >
> >Thanks Again I have been a membe of lists for other
> >boats I have owned and have answered these
> questions
> >over and over. So thank you.
> >
> >I will keep you all posted.
> >
> >--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Rick,
> > >
> > > Everyone who asks this question thinks they're
> the
> > > first to think of it.
> > >
> > > We got so bored with it, we started collecting
> > > replies for a time like
> > > this.  I think I collected 50 before I got bored
> > > with that.
> > >
> > > Following are some of the replies.  No time to
> > > select, just cutting and
> > > pasting.  All from real people.  All from this
> list.
> > >  Going back to 1999:
> > >
> > > Oh!  Here's a good one.  From me in 2001:
> > >
> > > Jack,
> > >
> > > I thought people would have sent more stuff by
> now,
> > > but while I understand
> > > deadlines, you understand sailing.  You have
> > > requested information at a bad
> > > time for people trying to get in that one last
> sail.
> > >  Had you asked in the
> > > middle of the winter we would have sent enough
> > > information to fill
> > > Soundings.
> > >
> > > I have been collecting answers from people on
> the
> > > list to the "Why do you
> > > love your boat" question for the past 3 years.
> They
> > > all come from different
> > > people, geographically disbursed, names
> available on
> > > request, but if quoted
> > > and named please check with the original sender.
>  I
> > > have cut and pasted some
> > > answers, and placed brackets around each
> sender's
> > > quotes so you will know
> > > where one ends and the next begins.
> > >
> > > I think I can fairly speak for virtually
> everyone
> > > that both the boat and the
> > > Spitzers are terrific.
> > >
> > > First I'll include something I recently sent to
> the
> > > list.  This truly
> > > reflects the way I feel about my boat.  You may
> > > quote me.
> > >
> > >
> > > (I take offense at the common locution that
> confuses
> > > buying a larger boat
> > > with "moving up".
> > >
> > > A Chevy is not a "move up" from a Porsche.
> > >
> > > I can afford any boat I can sail, but I choose
> the
> > > Rhodes-22.  It is the
> > > perfect boat for me.  It is the Rolls-Royce of
> boats
> > > that fit my needs.
> > >
> > > I understand that people with kids, or who think
> > > they will sail around the
> > > world, buy larger boats in an attempt to
> compromise
> > > competing requirements.
> > > I have many friends who have done this. 
> Sometimes
> > > it works out.  Sometimes
> > > it doesn't.
> > >
> > > But in my view, that is a "move different" not a
> > > "move up".
> > >
> > > For the way I like to sail, the Rhodes is a
> little
> > > jewel I treasure.  As far
> > > as I'm concerned, I've moved up as high as I can
> > > go.)
> > >
> > >
> > > (Frankly, I think the boat has the best camp
> > > cruising accommodations for one
> > > or two people of any 22 foot production boat of
> > > similar displacement that
> > > can be easily trailered. The galley unit itself
> > > provides a lot of storage
> > > space. If the standard settee arrangement were
> > > substituted, you would have
> > > to fill it up with storage containers and ice
> chests
> > > to provide the same
> > > storage space with far less utility and
> convenience.
> > >  The drawer under the
> > > companionway step would by itself store a week's
> > > worth of canned foods for
> > > more extended cruises. Sitting headroom with the
> pop
> > > top down is comparable
> > > to other similar sized boats. With the pop top
> > > enclosure, one has full
> > > standing headroom in a well ventilated, bug
> proof
> > > and weather tight cabin.
> > > The cockpit hardware layout makes single handing
> as
> > > easy as any sloop rig
> > > with an overlapping headsail can be. The
> neutral,
> > > balanced handling, and
> > > superior comfort of the cockpit make a day at
> the
> > > helm a lot less tiring and
> > > stressful than say a Catalina or Hunter. Plus
> that
> > > large cockpit is far more
> > > comfortable than most for day sailing with a
> crowd.
> > > Any small boat will represent a balance of
> design
> > > compromises based on the
> > > designer's vision of the boat's function. Cabin
> > > space vs. cockpit space,
> > > headroom and interior volume vs. hull drag and
> > > sailing performance, size and
> > > weight limitations for trailering and launching.
> The
> 
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Thanks 
Rick