[Rhodes22-list] hull & cockpit color question

John Shulick jsbudda at verizon.net
Mon Jan 31 21:45:21 EST 2011 

Congrats on your boat.

Personally I prefer the classic white sailboat look with blue trim. But
that's just me.

John S


peter klappert wrote:
> 
> 
> What a gorgeous new R22, Geoff!
> 
> I'm about to order mine and need to decide hull color. Geoff's boat has me
> reconsidering, but unlike Mary Lou, I lean toward something other than
> white.
> 
> Lots of folks say (claim?) a dark color makes the cabin hot, even if the
> deck & cockpit are white. Is that true? Does anyone regret buying a
> colored hull for this--or any--reason? 
> 
> Mary Lou: since you have a white hull but a blue cockpit (navy? royal?),
> do you find the cockpit gets hot to sit in? 
> 
> This is especially important as I'll keep the R22 in Florida. 
> 
> Also, does anyone have experience with one of the deck surfaces that look
> like wood (or try to look like wood)? I saw something called New Teak in
> Annapolis, but there are other brands, too.
> 
> Thanx,
> 
> P 
> 
> 
> 
> SONG
> 
> I could tell
> Of silence where
> One ran before
> Himself and fell
> Into silence
> Yet more fair.
> 
>       --Yvor Winters
> 
>      >>>>>o<<<<<
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:01:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Can't wait
> 
> Geoff,
> Great looking boat.
> 
> I really like the look of a white Rhodes. Fretless before recycling 
> was a blue boat. The gelcoat had faded badly. Stan described the 
> color as "an experiment that didn't work well". When he told us he 
> had this boat available, he said he was going to paint her and asked 
> what color we would like. We said we had been thinking about a white 
> boat but we weren't too sure about putting white paint over blue 
> gelcoat. Stan said he didn't think it would be a problem and 12 years 
> later the boat still looks great. The bonus is that we got a blue 
> gelcoat cockpit (easy on the eyes in bright sun and doesn't show as 
> much dirt) as we decided that painting surfaces we walked on wouldn't 
> be such a good idea.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22  Fretless
> recycled in 1998
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 08:55 AM 1/31/2011, you wrote:
>>Thanks Bob. Yes, it's new. I will probably take advantage of your offer of
>>stepping help. I won't be doing the BEER cruise because we'll be back in
WI
>>by late April this year.
>>
>>Dave, I believe I did get the instructions from Stan. I just haven't read
>>his literature yet. About the motor, I meant I would start it after
hooking
>>it up to the hose. But, thanks for the warning, because I have done way
more
>>stupider things then that!
>>
>>On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:23 PM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Geoff, I hope you gave many great years with your boat.
>> >
>> > Did you not get the written instructions from Stan for stepping and
>> > unstepping the mast?
>> >
>> > Did you mention that you were starting the motor with the boat on the
>> > trailer?  Not letting it run I hope.  It needs to be in the water to
>> cool
>> > the engine when running.
>> >
>> > Best to you,
>> >
>> > David Bradley
>> >
>> > On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > Geoff,
>> > > Congratulations!  Is the boat new because it looks it?  The
>> > stepping/unstepping procedure is very intimidating at first but after a
>> few
>> > hundred times it will be like second nature.  Best advice I ever got
>> was:
>> > before you do anything, just ask yourself "what will be holding up the
>> > mast?"  Works every time because if you can't figure that out then
>> don't do
>> > it!
>> > >
>> > > Best of luck.  If you ever need advice about stepping/unstepping
>> please
>> > ask because I have learned many shortcuts over the years.
>> > >
>> > > BTW, are you going to do the BEER cruise this year-it is out of
>> Pensacola
>> > first week of June?
>> > >
>> > > http://www.sailingpensacola.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=680
>> > >
>> > > Bob K
>> > > Yankee Clipper
>> > >
>> > >> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:40:12 -0600
>> > >> From: geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com
>> > >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> > >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Can't wait
>> > >>
>> > >> We got back to Gulf Shores on Thursday PM. Total trip was about 18
>> > hours. I
>> > >> never drove over about 60 and was totally freaked after first
>> leaving
>> > >> Stan's. Here I am driving on the highway with all these other
>> vehicles
>> > and I
>> > >> have this beautiful boat behind me that anyone on the road could
>> smash
>> > into
>> > >> if they happen to receive a text message that they just can't resist
>> > reading
>> > >> while I'm slowing down for traffic. Whew! And, there do seem to be
>> many
>> > >> people on the highway staring down at their lap smiling. My
>> assumption
>> > has
>> > >> always been that they are reading a text message; although; it's
>> > entirely
>> > >> possible that they're staring at something else in their lap and
>> that's
>> > >> what's producing the smiles (at least the men). Not that there's
>> > anything
>> > >> wrong with that, but, certainly not while driving.
>> > >>
>> > >> Every time I glanced at my rear view mirror I said to myself, "holy
>> > crap,
>> > >> I've actually finally done this thing that I've been dreaming about
>> for
>> > ages
>> > >> (actually, my first reaction was always "who is that a$$hole
>> tailgating
>> > me
>> > >> so closely? Oh wait, that's not a tailgater, that's my boat."). It's
>> > >> amazing, though, that after a few hours of driving I finally settled
>> > down
>> > >> and actually spent more time looking through my front windshield
>> than my
>> > >> rear view mirror. The F150 handled the towing fine. The extra weight
>> I
>> > >> carried by towing the boat was offset by the lightness of my wallet
>> > after
>> > >> paying Stan.
>> > >>
>> > >> Stan's crew did a great job prepping the boat for trailering.
>> Everything
>> > was
>> > >> locked down. During one rest area I tightened down one strap about
>> 1/2
>> > inch
>> > >> and that was it! Wow.
>> > >>
>> > >> While at Stan's the weather was miserable. Rain and cold. When I
>> arrived
>> > the
>> > >> boat was sitting in his yard fully rigged. We launched the boat just
>> to
>> > go
>> > >> through the trailering procedure but we couldn't sail. Very cold and
>> a
>> > thick
>> > >> fog. Once back on land his crew took me through the derigging
>> procedure
>> > one
>> > >> step at a time. I participated somewhat, but my hands were so cold I
>> > >> couldn't even take the rings off the pins. While the derigging was
>> going
>> > on
>> > >> my wife Joyce was standing by with an umbrella, a pencil, and a
>> soggy
>> > piece
>> > >> of paper writing down all the steps as I yelled each one to her over
>> the
>> > >> sounds of wind and rain. You know, things like "remove the pin from
>> the
>> > aft
>> > >> lower shroud and connect the turnbuckle to the.....". You get the
>> idea.
>> > Over
>> > >> dinner that night we tried to decipher the soggy, smudged list she
>> had
>> > >> written and the above item came out something like "remove the pin
>> after
>> > the
>> > >> low shods and turn the buckles." We had some good laughs. Maybe it
>> was
>> > just
>> > >> the martinis I was drinking. I so wish I would have had a video cam
>> to
>> > >> record the whole thing.
>> > >>
>> > >> We spent the night at the Captain's Quarters B&B in downtown Edenton
>> > (what a
>> > >> beautiful town Edenton is). The next day we added some straps to the
>> rig
>> > and
>> > >> were on our way. We stopped at a rest stop before Atlanta and slept
>> for
>> > a
>> > >> few hours in the truck and then proceeded. No way was I going to
>> leave
>> > the
>> > >> rig in a hotel parking lot. I wouldn't have slept well worrying all
>> > night
>> > >> about the boat while suffering separation anxiety. I did sleep
>> > relatively
>> > >> well at the rest stop knowing the boat was attached to me via a
>> steel
>> > >> umbilical cord of sorts.
>> > >>
>> > >> The first day's drive was windy, cold, and rainy. The second day was
>> > >> beautiful. We were soooo happy to be out of the cold wet weather.
>> > >>
>> > >> The boat is sitting in our boat yard here at the condo where I just
>> > stand
>> > >> there and stare at it lovingly. For the next few days I'll be
>> sorting
>> > >> through things, getting some supplies, prepping and starting the
>> engine,
>> > >> reading Stan's literature, etc. while I wait for our ramp work to be
>> > >> completed so I can rig and launch (Rummy.... still interested?).
>> > >>
>> > >> This boat is freaking gorgeous. What a beautiful product they build.
>> It
>> > was
>> > >> great to finally meet Stan and Rose; they look well. Mark and the
>> crew
>> > were
>> > >> also wonderful.
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks to all of you who have supported me and advised me thus far
>> in
>> > this
>> > >> adventure.
>> > >>
>> > >> Some initial pictures are at:
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > 
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/geoffreylfarrell/Rhodes22?authkey=Gv1sRgCKL8sbTOlv-LPg&feat=directlink
>> > >>
>> > >> Geoff
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:26 AM, Sling <daysails at aol.com> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Hey Geoff I think you got this right. Order in winter so you can
>> launch
>> > in
>> > >>> the Spring. Brace yourself for a rush of pride in ownership when
>> you
>> > see
>> > >>> it. Joe
>> > >>>
>> > >>> BigM wrote:
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> I'm here at the Captain's Quarters in Edenton getting ready to go
>> to
>> > >>>> Stan's
>> > >>>> to see my boat. I can't wait. Drive down (or up, actually) was
>> > perfect.
>> > >>>> It's
>> > >>>> cold here though. Geoff
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