[Rhodes22-list] Other boat possibilities.

[Bob Keller]

Jay,
Any trailerable boat will be a compromise and there will be trade-offs 
between quality, size, space, trailerability, seaworthiness and many other 
aspects.  The Dana 24 (which is actually 27') and the Flicka (which is the 
20' little sister) are awesome, solid, full keel, heavy displacement boats 
that can take you anywhere, but they're not trailerable.  At least not 
easily and certainly not with one person.  I can launch the R-22 and raise 
and lower the mast by myself (and I do this because my wife isn't crazy 
about this part of the experience).  The Catalinas and Hunters are larger 
and have more room, but they are water ballast and inferior quality compared 
with the R-22.  I've never seen a Seaward 26, but have heard and read good 
things, although it is bigger so trailering might be a bit more involved.  I 
looked at the Precision 23 - no IMF and no head, and the Compac 23 was OK, 
but no headroom and no head and no IMF.  All in all, the Rhodes 22 is the 
most user-friendly, safest, easiest to trailer and sail and it is also a 
beautiful looking boat.  I've had mine for over five years and sailed it in 
fresh water and now salt water and I'm not sure I will ever own another 
sailboat.  My only qualifier is that I have not yet been out on the open 
ocean with mine, just in Bays, Sounds and other semi-protected waters, but 
there are others on the list that have.

And that's all I have to say about that.
Bob K


>From: "JbTek" <j.bulfer at jbtek.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Other boat possibilities.
>Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:31:25 -0700
>
>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
>
>
>.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>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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