[Rhodes22-list] Now Gulf Coast

Mon Mar 22 12:26:52 EDT 2010

Hi Cathy,

Sailboat engines "sip" fuel.  Sails move you for free!  Just think of the 
savings in gas.  With a good wind you can log hundreds of miles per gallon!

OK, well how about inexpensive vacations while cruising?

In July 1980, I had just bought a fully decked out Mustang (T-Top, Turbo, 
etc.) for $8,281 when I met Stan Spitzer at a boat show (Stamford, CT 
In-the-Water, I think.)  By October 1980, I had given him a deposit on my 
'81 Rhodes 22 with trailer & cruising package.  With a motor, VHF radio, 
etc. the tab was just about $15,000, almost half the cost of my home six 
years before!

You know, it was one of the best things I ever did in life.  We still enjoy 
the R22.  Go for it!

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: <gbettoney at sbcglobal.net> Monday, March 22, 2010 12:06 PM
Oh, drool. I've seen this boat advertised, and Lake Arthur is about a 4-hour 
drive from us, and could be done in one day.
Now the problem is to find a day when I don't have something I absolutely 
have to attend, before someone else snaps up this lovely craft. Of course, 
then I have to convince the captain that he really wants to spend this much, 
too. We've never bought a CAR that costs this much.
However, we think boats are a lot more important than cars....
Cathy

--- On Mon, 3/22/10, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

From: Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Now Gulf Coast
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 10:54 AM

Cathy,
May or may not be in your price range, but is Louisiana any closer? You 
could at least look. - rob
By the way, this boat looks pretty decked out.

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatFullDetails.jsp?boat_id=2000202&ybw=&units=Feet&access=Public&listing_id=1523&url

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Thanks, Rob. I just checked MapQuest, and Port Isabel would be a 6-7 hour 
drive from Clute (just north of Freeport). We really do live in the back of 
beyond.

Cathy

--- On Mon, 3/22/10, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

From: Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Now Gulf Coast
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 7:44 AM

Cathy,
Not sure where on the Gulf Coast you are, but Capt. Jim White is down in 
Port Isabel with his Rhodes. Might check with Jim if you want to look at 
one. - rob

Jim White [lemenagerie22 at yahoo.com]

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Thanks, Mary Lou. I've read the account and it looks wonderful. Down here on 
the Gulf Coast we don't have the pretty water and scenery, but there's lots 
of interest on a small scale.

We kept our boat in the driveway for a couple of reasons. First, it's a lot 
cheaper than a slip, and for much of our boat-owning years that was a major 
consideration. Second, the captain (my husband) loves to tinker, and it was 
a lot easier to work on the boat if he didn't have to drive somewhere and 
try to remember all the tools and materials he'd need. Our boat has a lot of 
small but vital custom additions.

Rigging and de-rigging took us about an hour. If we had the in-mast furling 
and roller-furling jib that would be cut down quite a bit. We always spent 
at least two nights on the water, and went out several times a year. Back 
when I taught school we'd take a two-week vacation on the boat during the 
summer.

We haven't yet seen an actual Rhodes. We're trying to figure out when we'd 
have time to do that. I work full time and it's hard to find a few days that 
I can take off. There doesn't seem to be anything closer than a half day's 
drive.

Cathy

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