[Rhodes22-list] Jeff Timian, another reply

[elle]

Jeff,

AS I am in a verbose mood today, I will agree with Ed.
(GREAT DAY! Check the sky!)

I have a wonderful '92 R-22 that is continually
mistaken for new, due not only to the recycle process
but also to the fine care given it by its previous
owner.

I also was able to get full replacement value coverage
through insurance once they read what Stan does in the
recycle process...that value is slightly more than 3X
what they offered m on the non-recycled boat.

So we owe Stan much in his all-around unwavering
support of us and our toys.

elle

--- Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> Jeff:
> 
> The value of a Rhodes 22 is hard to set.  Michael
> Meltzer, our host had two
> Rhodes 22 until he had too many kids to safely
> control.  I recall him saying
> that a sail boat loses about half its value in the
> first three years.
> 
> Why then do some older Rhodes 22 cost as much as
> they do?  The answer is the
> the cost and value of reconditioning a sail boat. 
> Making a new sailboat or
> reconditioning an old sail boat is labor intensive,
> requires the appropriate
> know how, and correct materials. 
> 
> An illustration of this is the cost of relacing the
> lines on a Rhodes 22. 
> If you get a good quality line, each line costs. 
> While New England Ropes is
> the current standard for quality, just look at the
> prices they or their
> vendors charge.  
> 
> Then new and reconditioned boats bought thru Stan
> have his guarentees. 
> Others selling their boats used think that the
> prices he charges, they
> should get when selling their boats.  What happens
> is that Stan's recycling
> boats raises the prices of all sales.  Then over the
> years, those of us on
> this forum hear complaints about what they got.  
> 
> Stan used to sell used boats directly without
> reconditioning.  He used to
> recondition older boats.  He has gotten into issues
> doing so.  Now he only
> reconditions newer boats or boats relatively recent
> boats that he believes
> are in reasonable condition.  While fiberglass hulls
> can be repaired from
> any state, the issues and costs of some problems are
> not worth it from a
> business point of view.  Those hulls are left to
> skilled rebuilders such as
> Lou Rosenberg of Brooklyn, New York.
> 
> So what is the value of your boat?  What a willing
> buyer will pay.  
> 
> The biggest problem of selling your Rhodes 22 is
> whatever you sell it for,
> you cannot replace it with another Rhodes 22 at near
> that price and
> condition.  Just ask Brad Haslett.  If you have a
> trailer, it is better to
> keep it and use it just a couple of times a year.   
> 
> Again, your home is a destination area.  Have you
> sailed to Cumberland
> Island?  Have you hit any submarines?
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> addendum:  "When people thought the earth was flat,
> they were wrong.  When
> people thought the earth was spherical, they were
> wrong. But if you think
> that thinking the earth is spherical is just as
> wrong as thinking the earth
> is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them
> put together." 
> Asimov's axiom as quoted by Michael Shermer
> 
> 
> 
> 
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We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


       
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