[Rhodes22-list] SHE'S HOME!!!

[Brad Haslett]

Hank,

Congrats!  Get a copy of Don Casey's book "Hull & Deck Repair".  The
softness in the foredeck is easily repairable.  Buy Nigel Calder's
"Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual" and your boat repair library
will be complete.  Good Luck and Happy Sailing.

Brad


On 9/18/06, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, we got our new (to us) boat home on Sunday with out too many
> difficulties.  Once again, the Rhodes Family has proven out to be an
> absolutely great bunch of folks.  Mike Wiesner has an '81 and lives close
> to
> the boat and generously offered to help us out.  It turned out to be a
> godsend as we eventually had to build an A Frame out of 4x4s to lift the
> front so we could slide the trailer underneath.  Mike's knowledge of this
> year Rhodes and the local area really helped us get the job
> done.  Otherwise
> we would have had to leave the trailer, let the boat yard load it and then
> return the following weekend to pick it up.  Not something I really wanted
> to think about doing.
>
> When we got to LI, we met the original owner, Norman Gross, who was very
> generous and gave us a lot of little extras he had like fuel tanks, and
> some
> extra sails.  The real gem was a virtually brand new Spinnaker with with
> spinnaker and whisker poles.  Additionally, he gave us a good price on a
> 2004 8hp Evinrude that he bought 2 years ago for the boat.
>
> When we got to the boat, we found a years worth of accumulated rainwater
> inside, that took us a while to bail, but when we finished she was fairly
> dry.  The only thing wrong that we can see so far is their is a slight
> softness in the starboard foredeck, the floor in the cabin needs to be
> replaced and the bottom needs to be completely stripped and repainted,
> possibly with a barrier coat first.  The gel coat on the hull is
> absolutely
> gleaming and looks almost brand new.  The topsides look pretty darn good
> for
> 24 year old boat.  All in all, it looks like we got a real winner.
>
> Thanks to all and a really big thanks to Mike.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hank
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