[Rhodes22-list] Other boat possibilities.

[JbTek]

Travel is not a problem, I fly free. (wife works for airline, we go to San
Diego alot) I want to see the facility, mainly because I am in manufacturing
business. Maybe go out for a test sail.
I'm thinking wait till it warms up & make a long weekend out of it, better
chance for the right weather.

    In my web search, I liked the Pacific SeaCraft, Dana 24. Nice boat but
it has to be too old to afford one & way too heavy.
The Seaward 26 I liked, 1200 lbs of ballast v/s 700 in the R22, wasn't sure
if that would make a whole lotta difference sailing, I think it would
trailering. (never concidered a Mac or Catalina)

    Jb


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Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:35 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Other boat possibilities.


> Jay,
>
> Being a R22 owner, I don't spend much time keeping track of other
> manufacturer's boats. However, this discussion with you got me looking.
The  Hunter 27
> doesn't list it's weight, but it's displacement is around 7,600  pounds.
My
> guess is that you would need a Cummins diesel to tow it. The  Hunter 26
weights
> in around 4,650 pounds. They mention a mast crutch for  trailering, but
don't
> list a trailer as either optional or standard equipment.  Then there's the
> issue of raising and lowering the mast. No mast crane is listed  as either
> optional or standard equipment on their site. Inner mast furling? One  of
the biggest
> advantages of the R22 is being able to single hand it in any
> conditions.(Most people will only sail with me once, so I single hand a
lot)
> Next I went to the Macgregor 26 site. They have a new and improved 26M
which
> they are currently producing. It kind of caught my eye after reading about
> the changes in hull design which effects sailing hull speed and stability.
> Sounds like they are going in the right direction. Then I went to their
pricing
> section and started building a boat. All I would gain would be four feet
in
> length with the same equipment. The price came to over $36,000.00. I
haven't
> seen a Mac that was worth half of that, even when new. This is not a boat
I
> would consider. The positive flotation in the Rhodes takes away a lot of
> otherwise usable space, but the peace of mind in sailing out into the
ocean it  can
> bring is worth a lot. You don't have to go to Edenton to see a R22, we
have
> owners all over the country. Perhaps someone in your area would be willing
to
> do  a show and sail with you.
>
> Rummy
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