[Rhodes22-list] Chris Cowie - A reply to your question with questions and comments

[cowie]

Ed K:  

What's K stand for?  Do I really care? Am I supposed to ask?  Yes I am Chris
Cowie.  Do you prefer I enter this forum as Chris Cowie or is Cowie ok? 
Does it matter to you?  

I have noticed a lot of interesting active chat on this forum over the past
months and visit often looking for information that will help me narrow down
my choices and decisions as a new rhodes 22 owner.  My first post to this
forum included and introduction of who I am and what I am looking for in a
Rhodes 22.  Maybe you should search the archives to find my original post
although as a newbie I might not have posted it correctly.  

You gales/guys seem to have a lot of time on your hands and obviously enjoy
the daily banter over the internet.   That's great, have fun.  I am not
interested in the political discussions as you can see if you research the
arvhives, might not be well worth it for you?  

The archives as you note are a valuable tool and I search these by going to
the Rhodes 22 FAQ web site, is this the place you suggest I look for archive
material?  Or should I be searching in a different way?

I will try to be more specific in my subject line in the future especially
to avoid any confusion that I am trying to make a political statement.  

A cheap trailer does not make sense to me, I have no place to store it and I
agree with you that Stans set up and introduction to my new boat is
invaluable and is the route I plan to go with.  

Thanks again for taking the time to reply to my questions and I look forward
to continued enjoyment and education from this forum.

Chris Cowie in DC aka Cowie 



Tootle wrote:
> 
> Cowie is the only name that appears on your posts, so is it Chris Cowie
> that is posting questions about picking up a Rhodes 22 in Edenton, North
> Carolina?
> 
> Let me comment on your questions.  Could you sail from Edenton to
> Washington, DC area?  It has been done and documented on this forum.  
> 
> A study of this forums archives will show that one Captain Frone Crawford
> from near Philadelphia sailed his Rhodes 22 sailboat from the factory to
> his dock in New Jersey.  And this was done just a few years ago.  So
> research the archives and you should find those posts and his experiences. 
> Well worth the effort since they would give you accurate facts to the
> questions that you asked.
> 
> Should you get a trailer?  Storage is an issue, especially in your area. 
> I would suggest that you specifically ask Lee, Mark P, Carol W., and the
> many others from the D. C. area how they deal with this issue.  
> 
> Specific questions in the subject line of posts will get better answers. 
> Just so they know that you are not replying or making a political or
> social comment.
> 
> Trailer?  Stan used to have old painted type trailers cheap!  Such a
> trailer is not recommended on such trips as made by Mike C. or Caesar, but
> would serve getting a boat from Edenton to the D.C. area and for
> occassional use such as emergency repairs, bottom painting, hurricane
> protection, etc.
> 
> Trailering half way is probably not worth the effort.  But there are
> members of this forum half way, who work at mariniasn or have boats
> already docked half way who would probably be happy to assist in such a
> project and offer advice...
> 
> Reread the other comments about the value of Elton Spitzer's contribution
> to lauching.  Something that you cannot really put a dollar value to.  
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum:  'Making right choices in gray areas is difficult.  To be aware
> of the dilemma is not enough.   There needs to be a moral sensitivity
> which remembers to ask the right questions at the right time.  To know
> what is good is not enough.  There is a difference between waking up and
> getting up. There must be specific decision for the right.  To be
> sensitive and aware is good.  To make proper decisions is better.  The way
> of victory is to maintain a moral stamina which continues.'   Paraphrase
> of Bryan Crenshaw
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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