[Rhodes22-list] Wanna Be with questions

The Rhodes 22 Email List rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Tue May 12 06:50:12 EDT 2015


I suppose that qualifies him. Do we have to give him a decoder ring  too?
 
Rummy
No damn capt. Morgans has ever crossed my lips.
Blasphemy
 
 
In a message dated 5/11/2015 6:23:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:

I assume  Alex has at least 1 opposable thumb and is at least first
generation to  walk up right in his family; if so he qualifies, right?

Chris  G

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 3:39 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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