[Rhodes22-list] Ron S, Jay B, Michael t, reply inclusive...

Just bent j.bulfer at jbtek.com
Tue Nov 20 10:47:20 EST 2007


Ed,

In the upper right corner of the Rhodes 22 forum there is a search window
that says "search this forum"
Not Explorer or Outlook. It gives you an option of searching this forum or
all forums. Not the Web or News groups or videos or images, just the Rhodes
22 forum.  Work just fine.
Jb



Tootle wrote:
> 
> Ron S, & Jay B:
> 
> Jay said, “In the upper right corner of the forum is a search window. Type
> in what you want to find & hit go.  Use quotes to find a phrase. That's
> the simple way.”
> 
> Window of forum?  Are you talking about the search window in upper right
> corner that is part of windows explorer and outlook?  If yes, it is set to
> Google unless you manually change it to another search engine.  Google
> pays Microsoft to have their engine put there.  Google has gotten so big
> because it analyzes your searches and sells that information with your
> email address.
> 
> I prefer to use Ask as my search engine because they claim to not sell
> email addresses, not that I completely accept that, but give the small
> engine some business to keep the competition alive.  See my email post to
> this forum on this subject:
> 
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2006-June/031510.html
> 
> Michael T.,
> 
> You posted some significant price differences between Stan and North. 
> Michael T. said, “Basically, you get what you pay for. The distinction
> from NS: their sails apparently have more panels than CD and they will
> design in the UV protection. Price diff: NS is approx $1500 CD about
> $800-900. Same materials-4800 Series which has a 5 oz weight.”
> 
> Stan does not pay the light bill with the few dollars he makes on selling
> sails.  He gets a special OEM discount so the sails he sells should not be
> significantly different in price if you are comparing apples with apples. 
> I have said this before and your North Loft has told you that you get what
> you pay for.  I know that Stan has been making this boat for 40 years and
> knows the correct sizes without needing the old sails.  He also has made
> significant changes to the design, and those changes are his, proprietary
> and will only come from him.  He currently uses Doyle not because they are
> the best in world but because they make the sails the way he wants the
> sails made.  That is no small or inconsequential consideration.  
> 
> I am very aware of North Sails and its president, Tom Whidden.  Both Tom
> and the company are the best.  However, you are not getting sails to win
> the America’s Cup.  Stan has a few years on Tom on sails for the Rhodes
> 22.  Seriously weigh that.  Then understand Stan’s personal reputation and
> integrity.  Understand that Stan is not trying to make a million dollars
> but gets his satisfaction in making Rhodies happy sailors.  
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum:  “Sailors, there is a reason it is called a boom.  When you hear
> the boom and go overboard you may not be conscious.  Will you have on a
> working PFD (personal floatation device)?   Paraphrased from Harmon Heed
> 
> 
> 

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