[Rhodes22-list] Permission to come aboard?

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Dear Stan - well thank you for the beautiful boat. I envy the Rhodies near
Edenton. One of these days I'll make the pilgrimage to Mecca!

Jefferson

On 15-03-28 11:14 AM, "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

>from stan
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>Thanks for the beautiful history, Jefferson.  In this business it has
>never been the dollar (US or Canadian) that counts - just the thought..
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>your boat may have great antique value soon.
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>On 3/28/15 10:21 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
>> I am the new owner of a '76 Rhodes, hull number GBX220092E76. Despite my
>> admiration for the beauty and ingenuity of the boat's design I would
>>likely
>> not have dared to make the jump if I hadn't discovered this site and the
>> generosity and patience of its contributors. I feel honoured to join
>>your
>> ranks.
>>
>> About me: I grew up in a sailing family. Back in the dawn of time when
>> dinosaurs roamed the earth we sailed 14' Ackroyd dinghies, then Rhodes
>> Bantams, and on to Lightnings and Flying Dutchmen and most recently
>>Flying
>> Scots. I discovered cruising  when a good friend bought a Catalina 25,
>>and
>> promptly came down with 2 foot-itis ­ 25 became a Catalina 27, then a
>> Columbia 31 and finally a Mirage 26. We sailed on Lake Ontario, up the
>>St.
>> Lawrence River past Quebec City, and all over Lake Champlain ­ which is
>> really an inland sea 100 miles long and up to 10 miles wide in places.
>>
>> Then he sold the Mirage, and I thought well hell, now what am I going
>>to do?
>> After a lot of looking, I came across the Rhodes and fell in love.
>>
>> The boat: named "Patience," which feels quite appropriate consider how
>>long
>> I looked for it. Among the papers inherited from the previous owner is
>>the
>> yellowed but legible order sheet for the boat in 1976, from GBC in
>> Irvington-on-Hudson. With all the options the original owner chose the
>>bill
>> for a brand spanking new Rhodes Continental came to $8,095.  The second
>> owner bought the boat in the early '80's andy sailed it on the Ottawa
>>River,
>> and then 22 years ago, so he told me, they bought a cottage on a lake
>>too
>> small for sailing and it has remained on its trailer under cover ever
>>since.
>> I did a pretty thorough inspection with someone more experienced than
>>I, and
>> it seems to be in pretty good shape. All original, including cushion
>>covers,
>> the icebox, porta-potty and two burner alcohol stove that was standard
>>on RC
>> models in '76.  It is equipped with a 150 genoa. The work it needs
>>seems to
>> be mostly cosmetic, aside from running rigging which needs to be
>>updated,
>> and if it doesn't sink to the bottom on launch day I'll be delighted.
>>
>> I'm going to moor it on Lake Memphremagog this summer while I work on
>>it,
>> and then on Lake Champlain. I plan to send 10% of the price I paid to
>>Stan,
>> which isn't going to thrill him since I didn't pay much, and in Canadian
>> dollars, but seems the right thing to do anyway. I'm not sure what I'll
>>be
>> able to afford to buy from General Boats, given the current exchange
>>rates
>> and my own budget. But it will be my first stop when I go shopping.
>>
>> So that's me and Patience, slowly emerging from the melting snow. I have
>> about six million questions but will try not to test your patience. I
>>can't
>> download any attachments with "Old Nabble" in the address, and if anyone
>> could enlighten me I will continue to scour the archives for answers.
>>
>> Jefferson Lewis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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