[Rhodes22-list] Wanna Be with questions

The Rhodes 22 Email List rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Mon May 11 09:13:57 EDT 2015


Isn't Detroit "just north of Toledo?"


Charles 
s/v Daydreams
98 R 22

> On May 11, 2015, at 8:09 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Alex
>   I live just north of Toledo and sail on Lake Erie . If you like come up for a day  or afternoon  i"ll be happy to take you out for a Sail.  Shadow is still on the hard and it looks like it will be at least a couple of weeks befor she be in the water .  Give a call and We can talk 
> Bill Davidge 
> 734 770 0874 
> 
> 
>     On Monday, May 11, 2015 6:40 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Careful Chris. You know that you can't join the "family" without first  
> passing the test. We don't let just anyone join.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/11/2015 12:51:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
> 
> Hi  Alex,
> Contact me off list  (don't  wantt to bore the list guys with the
> same stories).  I have been  sailing Rhodes 22 for almost 40 years,  I'll
> let you know what a  Rhodes can do.  But the most valuable thing about the
> Rhodes is really  not the Rhodes, it is the collective knowledge and
> experience of the list  and the culture of absolute commitment to help each
> member and newbie  interested in a Rhodes.  You will be family.  Contact:
> chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com
> 
> 
> Chris Geankoplis
> '83  Enosis
> 
> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 7:06 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List  <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
>> Alex:  Did you  ever get a response?  We have 18 years of R22 sailing
> under
>> our  belts and have sailed many of the craft that you mentioned.  The R22
> is
>> great.  She is not necessarily a reacer with the innermast  furling main
>> (IMF); but, she is still quite respectable.  We do  not race with our
> local
>> yacht club but occassionally run with the  pack.  We generally don't set
> the
>> pace but that is because there  are several "racing craft" in the pack.
>> We have the R22 because she is  "fun" and "easy" to sail.  With the IMF
> and
>> the furling penny, we  are off the dock and sailing in no time without the
>> work of hanking on  the sails.  To me that was the selling point and I/we
>> have no  regrets.
>> Good Luck, Bob in FL on the "NoKaOi"
>>   I
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>       On Thursday,  March 26, 2015 12:39 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>>   rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 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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