[Rhodes22-list] Old new owner of an 86 Rhodes 22

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Welcome Shawn,
      I bought my Rhodes 22 for some of the same reasons you did, mostly 
ease of handling.  I have had mine for a little over a year and Rummy 
is right, it is a forgiving boat.  In fact, it has had to forgive me 
any number of times. Enjoy early dotage in comfort on  "Sweet Babu".  
Joe Riley,   Second Wind


-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com>
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Cc: Patric Boles <patricnok at yahoo.com>
Sent: Wed, May 23, 2012 6:55 pm
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Old new owner of an 86 Rhodes 22


Hi Everybody:

My name is Shawn Boles and, along with my wife Melva, I have sailed my
Montgomery 17, *grey mist*,  on Fern Ridge Lake near Eugene, Oregon for 
the
past decade. Although she is a fine sailboat, I found her harder to 
handle
in my early dotage and too small for comfort.

Having lusted after a Rhodes 22 ever since I saw one at the 1990 
Annapolis
Boat Show, I got  Stan to put me in touch with Chis Geankoplis, who 
kindly
took us out on *Enosis. *Needless to say, the boat was everything I
remembered and more.

I ordered a 'recycled' 86 and my brother Pat took her on a 3 day trial 
in
Albemarle Sound before she was professionally transported to Eugene. The
trip was almost a disaster as GB sold me a trailer with a rusted through
axle  which broke about a 100 miles from Edenton. - Fortunately the 
driver
heard it give and stopped before it gave way completely. He found a new
axle, repaired the trailer ($$$) and safely delivered the boat last 
Friday.
Her working name is *Sweet Babu* and we will christen her sometime in 
the
next week or so.

Pat flew out and we got her rigged and in the water on Saturday. The 
Mast
Hoist system worked like a dream. I have only had her out twice (once in
4-6 winds and once in 10-12) and am just beginning to learn her ways.  
As I
fumble my way towards competence I hope that I can rely on the patience 
of
the group in providing answers to my many questions.

Cheers,
Shawn

PS I got a Torqeedo 1003 long shaft electric outboard. It can drive the
boat at 5 knots and Pat was able to use the motor to keep her headed 
into
30 knot winds while adjusting sail on his trial run. It is a beautifully
designed piece of equipment.
*
*
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