[Rhodes22-list] New member, R22 interest, but very coy

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

L,

Seconded.  No better boat for light cruising, very forgiving, can be very fast and fun, and can be a mite expensive.  Truly a case of 'you get what you pay for.  Think of this - a boat manufacturer who will upgrade entirely to your wishes, with good advise on what would fit your wants the best, with foreknowledge of the budget limitations.  You don't find manufacturers doing this anymore, expecially directly with the customer.

So you want an in-furling Main this year, and a furling Genny next?  I'd suggest the opposite order, actually.  Make a menu, bounce it around the list a little, visit Stan just down the road in Edenton and see it - you have the time now more than ever.  

No one is in a hurry, except maybe you, because everyone on the list wants you to be a happy camper like them.  Speaking of camping, many, many on the list camp on their boats.  

I can't say enough nice things about this boat, L.

Have a nice w and call S sometime, although he is under the weather with s.  BTW, E and R will trrrrry to lure you to a place called H.  Be carrreful of them cause they are a couple of slick b's.  We'll watch closely for your progress with the R.

R,

A

-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
>Sent: Mar 12, 2006 7:48 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New member
>
>Hello, L. Sailor!
>
>Now, y'all be kind to the old relic.  Seriously, if
>you have been used to a larger boat, the Rhodes will
>suit you well.
>
>/Robert Skinner
>------------------------------------------------------
>"L. Sailor" wrote:
>> 
>> Ed. K. & all,
>> 
>> It is Mrs. new member....altho' my Mr. recently passed
>> away....
>> 
>> I had to sell our larger boat as it was too big for me
>> to singlehand and the learning curve for all the
>> systems was too steep.... I hope eventually (within
>> two years) to have a Rhodes 22, which we had
>> researched when we began sailing. My 'interval' boat
>> is a rather decrepit (but sound) pocket cruiser, which
>> a friend wants to give me just to get rid of it.
>> (He'll keep another of his boats at my dock...so it's
>> a trade!)  As I work at a marina, I can have any work
>> of consequence (read; safety) done very reasonably,
>> and the other cosmetic and lifestyle stuff I can do.
>> 
>> So my purpose in joining the group was to become
>> better informed about the newer Rhodes 22's to see if
>> this is really the boat for me, see what gear I will
>> need (want!) when it comes time to bite the
>> bullet...as I intend to sail far & wide when I get
>> it....meet other owners and hopefully profit from
>> their experiences.
>> 
>> I am not sure what the budget is, as I am paying off
>> the funeral and other expenses (anyone who has been
>> there knows what a morass it is right now), help #2
>> daughter graduate from college, recover a bit from
>> these past few months, and with luck, make a bit from
>> the little boat I fix up....and after looking at the
>> Rhodes website, I think in two years it will be
>> doable. I would absolutely love to have a new
>> Rhodes...and from what I have been able to gather,
>> there are not many used ones out there......
>> 
>> In answer to your other question...No, I would not
>> consider the Savannah a tributary.. ;^)...a bit far...
>> I am on the VA side of the Potomac.....
>> 
>> You asked for details....maybe too much information...
>> 
>> L. Sailor
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