[Rhodes22-list] Please help a new Rhodes owner out

[Brad Haslett]

Matt,

Sailnet.com is back in business and has some of the best prices on
inflatable PFD's.  I spend a lot of time on my boat solo and prefer the
pouch type PFD for maximum freedom of movement. When solo, I also trail a
fender on a long line with the hope that I can swim to the line before the
boat sails away. Teach your wife and kids the MOB (man over board) drill or
at least teach them how to immediately douse the sails. If you use my
single-handing technique, don't forget the line is there when you fire-up
the engine.  Don't ask, just trust me on that issue. I find that the range
on my handheld VHF is close enough to the ship-mounted unit that I wouldn't
fool with a permanent mount if my boat didn't already have one.
Congratulations on your purchase!  Stan and Rose build a world class
product.

Brad

On Jan 14, 2008 8:31 PM, Matt Brentjens <brentjens at mchsi.com> wrote:

>
> Thanks All!!!
>
> Stan said I wouldn't be disappointed by the mailing list, and I'm not.
>  Any
> further suggestions would be appreciated!!
>
> For the record, I'm going with the Garmin GPS.  I haven't had time yet to
> look into the VHF radio, but I'll look into the 600 series VHF.  I think
> I'll use Bob Dylan "blowin in the wind" tape for the yarns . . . forget
> about a wind vane (and yes, I have a tape copy of Blowin in the wind  -
>  the
> irony is just too good)!!!
>
> Thanks for all the input and please keep it coming!!  As a soon-to-be new
> Rhodes owner, I can't offer any advice, but some day in the future, I hope
> I'll be able to dispense advice as well as receive it.
>
> The question of PFDs bothers me, but I'll make sure I have several Class
> II
> PFDs and I'll  cover my family (ie. my ass) with automatically inflating
> PFDs for them.  Any advice as to where to buy??
>
> Thanks for all your advice, and I hope to contribute more when I finally
> have the "Mr. Magoo."
>
>  Thanks again!!
>
> Matt B.
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