[Rhodes22-list] R22 Delivery Options

[Leland]

Cowie,

If you absolutely want a trailer, I'd go with option #1.  Trailers are nice
if you really think you'll want to sail in different areas that you can't
reasonably reach by water.  Another big advantage is that you can pull your
boat out anytime you want for dry storage or to do work on her.  However,
the return-on-investment for buying a trailer is non-existent if you plan to
keep your boat in the water at a full-service marina.  The cost for
Herrington Harbor to pull and dry store your boat every year will be cheaper
than the purchase cost, tax, title, tags, insurance, storage, and
maintenance of a trailer.  Stan doesn't recommend the expense of a trailer
if you're on a budget.  I didn't buy one and haven't regretted it.

If you don't get a trailer, I'd go with option #2.  Well worth the money
considering it includes the training and sailing that goes with a
commissioning.  If you factor in the fuel, vehicle, labor and overnight
meals and lodging; it's not a bad deal.

#3 & #4 sound good on paper, but in reality it would be smarter to have your
first sailing adventures close to your marina.  You can always sail down and
visit Stan later if you need to pick up a screw or a lightbulb.

Congratulations and good luck!

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD


cowie wrote:
> 
> I plan to take delivery of a new R22 spring of 2009, am considering the
> following options.
> 
> 1. Buy a trailer, drive to  Edenton from Washington DC, pick up the boat
> and take it to Herrington Harbor in Deal Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. 
> This is probably what most people do and would be fine if I had a place to
> keep a trailer.  I live in Washington DC and don't have any place to keep
> a trailer.  Herrington Harbor would be happy to store the trailer for me
> but over several years it would probably cost me as much to store the
> trailer as it would be to buy a new one.
> 
> 2. Have Stan deliver the boat to Herrington Harbor via one of his trailers
> including transportation.  Probably pretty costly.
> 
> 3. take possession in Edenton and sail the boat out of the Albermarle
> Sound, up the Chesapeake bay to Herrington Harbor.  Probably not a very
> safe option unless weather conditions are just right.  Has anyone actual
> taken possession of an R22 out of Edenton by sailing it out into the ocean
> and then home?  Is the inlet from the sound to the ocean and easy passage? 
> I have ocean sailing experience but it has been in a fixed keel boat
> significantly larger than an R22.
> 
> 4. Have stan trailer the boat to Chesapeake Virginia near Norfolk and sail
> up the Chesapeake Bay.  This option would limit the travel distance for
> Stan, eliminate an ocean passage.  
> 
> I would be interested in anyones input or ideas on these or any other
> delivery options.
> 
> Thanks
> 

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