[Rhodes22-list] Permission to come aboard?

Sun Mar 29 13:03:34 EDT 2015

Thank you Chris. I can't wait to get her in the water!

Jefferson

On 15-03-29 1:43 AM, "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

>Welcome Jeferson!
>                                 My first Rhodes was a '76 also.  Bought
>it
>new, but not as loaded, stole it for $6,354.  By coincidence, it is the
>next boat to be made after Graham's boat (mine was GBX220053G76.  Last I
>heard it was in AZ.  Anyway we all look forward to hearing about your
>experiences on your Rhodes.
>
>Chris G
>Enosis
>Medford, OR
>
>On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 9:28 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
>> Jefferson:
>> I am very excited to see that there may now be two Rhodes 22 boats in
>> Canada. Welcome.
>>
>> My boat, Agile, is hull number GBX220052G76 making mine a 1976 as well.
>>The
>> number on the sail is 244. Your boat was built in May and mine in July
>>of
>> that year so they should be almost identical. I have been doing a major
>> restoration and in the process have dissected almost every part of the
>>boat
>> so if you need to know more about what is under the skin of the boat I
>> should be able to tell you. I am located on Lake Ontario at Kinston.
>>
>> Here is to great sailing.
>>
>> Graham
>>
>>
>> -----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: March-28-15 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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