[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Questions

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Hi Ron,
Welcome to the list. My recycled Rhodes 22 was delivered last November. 
  I wanted a retirement boat too. . I spent lots of time comparing 
different boats of this size and what would work for me. After what I 
consider a two year exhaustive search, I decided on the Rhodes 22. My 
decision was based on the ease of handling this sailboat as I begin to 
loose my ease handling mobility . I went with a recycled Rhodes because 
I wanted it to come with a factory warranty (like no leaks) and the 
assurance that I would not have to spend dollars and time getting it 
ready to enjoy. I did look at a number of Rhodes for sale by owner and 
came close to buying two that were bought out from under me. I test 
"drove" a Rhodes 22 for the first time with an owner who had it up for 
sale. I wanted the process of buying the boat to be part of the 
adventure. Visiting General Boats, meeting and sailing with Stan 
personalized the purchase. I liked being able to select the options 
that I wanted such as the motor lift, IMF, marine head, pop top 
enclosure and all those things a retiree sailor would appreciate. Some 
one described the Rhodes 22 as the BMW of 22's. One can get less 
expensive 22 ft sailboats but you have to give up a lot of features I 
think one deserves in retirment sailing.  If sailing large on a small 
boat and single handed sailability are part of your thinking this is 
your boat. I would not do what I did and that is delay so long in 
catching my second wind.

Joe Riley
1988 Recycled in 2010
S/V Second Wind


-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Jewett <amazingmisterx at gmail.com>
To: rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:33 am
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Questions


My wife and I are seriously looking at the Rhodes 22 and we thought we 
would
ask
some questions of the group.