[Rhodes22-list] Wanna Be with questions

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Hi Alex,
If you are looking for a well-built family cruiser that can take you 
just about anywhere a small boat could reasonably be expected to go 
(and then some), you've found it. Much slower than your Bucc but 
still fun to sail even with the in-mast furling - it's both a major 
feature and yes, a performance detriment. Haven't seen Portsmouth 
numbers for a boat with in-mast furling - maybe you'll have to 
generate some. A very safe boat.  grat in light air but will stand up 
to a blow. Can deal with chop and big wakes. If you buy an older 
boat, consider new sails.

As others have said this list is a major plus.

Best,
Mary Lou
R22 Fretless  (1991, recycled 1998)
Rock Hall, MD

At 12:39 AM 3/26/2015, you wrote:
>
>
>Hello Rhodies.   I've
>been lurking on this list for a couple weeks and cyber shopping for
>months.  I get to meet Stan in June and
>finally see the Rhodes 22   I hope to
>fall in love despite her aged looks.   I
>also wanted to query the fleet   I've  been sailing on a Buccaneer 
>18 for over 30
>years.  I started crewing on the same
>boat as a kid.     The Bucc is a described
>in Sailor Anarchy as "a fast boat.
>Initially very tender, but firms up just before she capsizes"   She 
>lacks a self bailing cockpit.   Mine is not set up for racing, I just play
>around.
>
>  I'm looking for a couples cruiser I can dock at the local
>reservoir (southern Ohio) and sail more frequently than my 
>dingy.    I also hope to take her to Lake KY or the
>Great Lakes for a long weekend once or twice a year.   I tend to 
>keep equipment forever, and am looking
>for a quality boat that will still be serviceable in 20 plus years when I
>retire.    Therefore I'm avoiding plywood decks and iron
>centerboards.    I'd like a stable boat I can take my dad out
>on.   He taught me to sail the Bucc when
>I was a kid, but is no longer agile.
>
>I wanted to give the group a chance to sell me on this boat    My 
>experience is almost entirely one design
>on inland waters where few other sailboats play.     My Great Lakes 
>experience is mostly paddling a canoe down the shore (bits of 4 lakes).    I'm
>looking at a few other trailer sailors.
>
>  Catalina 250 is reportedly very difficult to launch without
>a full team and plenty of time.    It is
>more boat then I want.
>
>  Hunter 23.5   Day
>sailor with accommodations suitable for a quickie after sunset, but not
>necessarily designed for a full weekend.
>The lack of a real head is a negative.
>I did like the 23.5 when I saw it in a boatyard.   I haven't seen a 
>240 yet.  The 250 reportedly makes a lot of leeway.   Not many of 
>these heavy boats were made..  The 260 is too wide to legally trailer.
>
>  Macgregor 26 S (not the motor cruiser) is analogous
>to a Chevy Impala.   Fast but poor
>handling, they are inexpensive and plentiful.
>To misquote Dr. Who: "It's smaller on the inside".    Predictable 
>necessary upgrades include a
>roller furler jib, new sails,  an ida
>sailor rudder,  reseal the fittings and upgrade
>the head door.    I'd likely also end up
>rewiring it.     I've
>rafted up with one.    She kept up with
>my Buccaneer fairly well, being light and long.   The styling is a 
>product of the 80's but so
>am I!
>
>  Percision 23:  I
>haven't seen one.   The reputation is
>unpredictable quality in a family cruiser.
>Not many built.     Good performance, but no head.
>
>  Rhodes 22.   Appears
>to be an older Mercedes.    I haven't seen
>one yet.     The reputation is well engineered
>but expensive.      Refined
>handling, but a slow boat.     Relatively good access to the 
>foredeck may be vital in Lake Erie chop.   Many parts custom to
>'Mercedes' (GB) which is not a problem as long as Mercedes remains
>healthy.     I will look at a recycled or
>recently recycled boat out of the corral.   I doubt I will commission a new
>sloop.
>
>  I'm not expecting an Ultimate 20, but hate to entirely
>sacrifice performance.  The IMF seems
>very cool, at the cost of roach and battens.
>   Does anybody know how it affects Portsmouth
>numbers, etc.?.    Perhaps Stan can invent
>'in boom furling'.    Every boat is a compromise.   I
>appreciate any insight or thoughts from the Rhodes fleet.
>
>
>
>Alex Cole
>
>Urbana Ohio
>
>
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