[Rhodes22-list] Arrrgh!

[DCLewis1 at aol.com]

Bud,
 
A good start but how about the following additional categories:
 
Misc.
Humor
IMF ( it’s not sails & it’s not  rigging)
Lifts/UPP (Would that be under motors?  It's really not  motors)
PTE/Boom Rooms(maybe separate PTE and Boom  Rooms?)
Trailering/trailers
 
Where would things like nav lights, GPS, compasses, depth gauges, LEDs,  
batts, batt status gauges, auto-tiller’s and tools fit in?  Maybe a  category for 
instruments & lights and another for maintenance?
 
Where would specific sailing issues be addressed, like anchoring, how  to 
come about, how much heel is enough?  Maybe a topic area for  sailing/operating 
techniques?
 
Regarding paying: how much and how often?  You might be able to  make it run 
on donations.  Suggested donations from established R22 members  would allow 
prospects to easily join the list without being immediately hit  to support it, 
they could support it once they got their boat (perhaps a once/yr  
solicitation to the entire list).  This lets people get on  the  list easily to ask 
questions when they are deciding what boat to buy.  Maybe just acknowledging 
donors on the intro web page would be enough to  encourage people to support the 
website and the list.  Whether or not this  is approach is feasible depends on 
how much $ is needed and how list members  respond.  I'd respond.
 
Regarding posting to the list via nabble: how about linking to nabble on  the 
Rhodes22.org web page, that would make it happen for people like  myself.  If 
you do that, include the category prompts on the Email/Post web  page to 
facilitate categorization. Regarding the Rhodes22 web page, I've always  liked how 
the Montgomery board is organized (msog.org), you might take a look at  it.  
This comment is in no way a hit on the Rhodes board or the people that  
support it, it's very good also.  
 
Dave