[Rhodes22-list] Call for Advice

Fri Dec 4 15:09:11 EST 2009

Hi Frank,

Welcome from the Inland Northwest!

I have just completed my first year as a Rhodee, and the great people that are helping you also helped, and are still helping me.

Now, Stan has many very good reasons for directing new owners to the list, as you are beginning to see, and some people just love hear Stan talk.  Sometimes when he is needled by some good friends, he waxes eloquent, and it's a lot a fun.

Stick around and you shall see.  Again welcome.

Caesar

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From: "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent: Fri, December 4, 2009 3:27:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Call for Advice

Frank,

Don't believe everything Stan says about this group. He is old and senile  
and sometimes grumpy. 

Rummy

In a message dated 12/3/2009 6:06:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ftugwell at cox.net writes:

Thanks  for the welcome, Elle.  Great group.  Is your boat red?  I have  
been
wondering about color.  Stan thinks blue. I am thinking a  wine-dark red.
Advice appreciated.

Frank Tugwell

Contact  Details:
http://www.franktugwell.tel

-----Original  Message-----
From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of elle
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 5:46 PM
To: The  Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Call for Advice

Ya  'done good', Frank.
You've just learned the first lesson as an R22 owner:  Stan knows it all.
Listen to him..(and Rummy & lotsa other  guys here know stuff , too.)
:^0

Welcome to 'da  list.'
elle

Beer is good....people are crazy

1992 Rhodes 22  Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}

--- On Thu,  12/3/09, Frank Tugwell <ftugwell at cox.net> wrote:

From: Frank  Tugwell <ftugwell at cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Call for  Advice
To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'"  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 5:30  PM

Thanks, Dave.  

Many thanks for the quick  response.  Stan is very high on the owners group,
and often says "ask  the owners."

Background: I have sailed many years, going from small (I  built and sailed 
a
Snipe-class boat when I was in my teens, owned a 30'  Soverel--like a
Tartan--and most recently owned a 43' Schucker motor  sailer).  I received 
an
offer on my boat a couple of months ago and,  acknowledging that I have not
been going on cruises lately, decided to  radically downsize.  This led me 
to
the Annapolis boat show and the  Rhodes 22.  I will be sailing at first in
the Potomac, with weekend  cruises/overnights downriver, and then maybe
moving to the Bay.  I  work in Crystal City, VA, which is a very short bike
ride to the Washington  Sailing Marina, so that is my first choice.  I may
consider using the  boat for the races held by the club that sails out of 
the
marina.  I  am 67 and relatively vigorous, hoping to teach my grandkids how
to  sail.  But the in-mast furling is a real attraction, as Stan  suggests. 
I
have visited General Boats twice, and most recently  commissioned Stan to
build a new Rhodes 22 (expensive, but covered by what  I received for my
Shucker).  I have had "project" boats for 20 years,  and decided that a new
boat would be right this time.  Hope I am  correct. 

I am planning to have Stan install any  instruments.

Frank Tugwell

Contact Details:
6406 Waterway  Drive
Falls Church, VA. 22044
703-658-9162

-----Original  Message-----
From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of David Bradley
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:47 PM
To:  The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Call for  Advice

Hello Frank.  Welcome to the Rhodes list.  If you tell  us a little more
about yourself, the waters you will sail in and the types  of sailing you
will do the folks here will be able to provide better  advice.  For example,
if you are sailing in coastal areas with narrow  cuts and strong currents,
you will be advised to get a larger motor than  you might need on a lake or
open bay.  Also, if you spend some time  searching the archives you will see
that there have been many discussions  on these topics.

On your question on a depth finder, you can buy an  in-hull type that shoots
through the hull, but you need to be sure not to  mount it over the keel.
Are you planning to have Stan install it, or do it  yourself after the fact?

Regards,

Dave

On Thu,  Dec 3, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Frank Tugwell <ftugwell at cox.net>  wrote:

> This is my first post to the Rhodes list and Stan has  suggested that I
turn
> to the owner for advice.  I  am buying a new Rhodes 22 from Stan 
(probably
> delivery in April, 2010)  and have a number of questions about options.  I
> would appreciate  any advice that other owners may offer.  A couple of
> questions,  to begin with:
>
> a)      What engine  should I buy-what size and what kind?  Note that the
> detachable  throttle and gear shift that appear on the boat-show boat are
no
>  longer offered by the manufacturer.  I am particularly interested  in
> getting
> an engine that is strong enough to easily reach  hull speed while pulling 
a
> very small dinghy.  I am also  concerned that the engine allow easy 
control
> when entering and leaving  a marina.  Any suggestions appreciated.
> b)    What instruments do I need?  At this point I am  planning to use
my
> handheld Garmin Oregon 400C for charts and  compass.  The one instrument
> that
> I really would like is  a large-screen, fixed, depth sounder that I can 
put
> on the cabin and  see from the stern of the cockpit.  I would like to have
> one that  is "in-hull" mounted, rather than "through-hull."  If anyone has
>  experience with the options, I would appreciate help.
>
> Thanks  in advance.
>
> Frank Tugwell
>
> Contact  Details:
> 6406 Waterway Drive,
> Falls Church, VA 22044
>  703-658-9162
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