[Rhodes22-list] Permission to come aboard?

Sun Mar 29 09:17:00 EDT 2015

The Nissequogue is a very small river that flows to the Long Island Sound
where the sailing is wonderful.  In my 40+ years on the LIS we continue to
find new places and adventures.  In addition to sailing the coves of LI,
there is CT and access to NYC for the more adventurous.

The Nissequogue River provides a nice sheltered anchorage for us, close to
our home on the north shore of LI.

What have attachments were you unable to download?

Mike
s/v Windlass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY

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Hi Mike - thanks for the reassurance. And for the sales lit. What's the
sailing like on the Nissequogue?

Jefferson

On 15-03-28 11:20 AM, "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

>Congratulations on your purchase!  The positive flotation will prevent 
>it from sinking so just enjoy.
>
>You may be interested in some of the sales literature that accompanied 
>the sale of a Rhodes Continental  when I purchased my first (brand 
>new!) R22 in the fall of 1980 ('81 boat).  My second, a load 1991, was 
>purchased used, many years later. My wife threatened divorce if I did 
>not reduce the size of my Rhodes armada, forcing the sale of the 
>original '81.
>
>I posted these mostly non-yellowed copies (scanned) back in September 
>2007 at 
>http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2007-September/044511.h
>tml
>
>If you have trouble downloading the pdfs please let me know.
>
>Stan was way ahead of the pack then and the R22 has stood the test of 
>time.
>
>Mike
>s/v Windlass ('91)
>Nissequogue River, NY
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22 
>Email List
>Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 10:21 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Permission to come aboard?
>
>
>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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