[Rhodes22-list] beginning of the end

[Luis Guzman]

Stan,

I really don't know what to say. My firt sailboat was a 70'sl that I found
abandoned s a Marina, but still floating. It needed a lot of work, but hey,
a floating sailboat for $200. It needed some parts and a lot of work.

I went to Edenton and met you Stan.you gave me a tour of the plant, and I
salivated over the new Rhodes.  I got some parts, and you gave me a wooden
tiller as a present, and tips on fixing my boat. It as really wonderful to
meet you.

I went back home and worked ln my old boat and got everything working. That
old tiller was sanded and varnished, and proudly displayed.

I fell in love with the Rhodes. 9 years ago, I got a newer Rhodes.  A 1984
Rhodes that I trailered all tge way from Arkansa to Florida. I still got
that Rhodes, and I was hoping to get a new one in the near future. :-(

Thank you for everything Stan. Through your boats you have chamged my life.

I wish that I had the money to just quit my job and go to Edenton to learn
from the master boat builder that you are and continue your legacy.

Luis Guzman
S/V Aquetxalli
1984 Rhodes


On Mon, May 22, 2017, 8:18 https://www.mint.com <chrissailorman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Just want to say Thank You for being the man you have been. Way back in
> the 90s, I called with panic in my head, convinced that I had just
> destroyed my boat, a 76 Rhodes Continental...a boat hauler had just hauled
> it home and as he pulled the trailer out I heard this horrible  cracking
> sound as the blocking he used punched a hole in the hull. Your reply to me
> was " thats the boats way of telling you not to put a block there... and
> then calmly described how to fix it...
> 20 years of Rhodes sailing later, I am a fan and I say thank you.
> Chris Greco
> Blue Hawaii
> '87 Rhodes 22
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 21, 2017, at 10:28 AM, Michael Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Stan,
> >
> > What a fantastic run!  Few can hold a point of sail as long as you (both
> > figuratively and truly).  You have given the freedom of owning a
> wonderfully
> > designed, affordable sailing vessel, to families both young and mature.
> The
> > Rhodes 22 has carried sailors across lakes and even ventured into the
> oceans
> > to provide a truly enjoyable experience, interspersed with moments of
> shear
> > terror, sometimes going nowhere fast, but never at a great expense.
> >
> > Since I decided to live the dream of purchasing a "Rhodes Continental
> > Cruising Package w/Trailer Show Special" in 1980, I have deceived myself
> > that the winds would blow steadily forever.  Through the traumatic 80s,
> the
> > move from LI to NC, recessions and politics, you were able to stay the
> > course.  I knew that you would need to change things eventually.  In your
> > typical style, you have chosen to employ a jibe, just to prove that it
> can
> > be done with little ill effect, a bit abrupt but expected.
> >
> > I remember a similar situation during my test sail on a cold and blustery
> > day in late October 1980.  After a white knuckle sail in which we jibed
> > twice (you never flinched, confident in your creation) you simply and
> > effortlessly sailed us into the slip behind your home in Amityville,
> without
> > using the motor.  I gave Rose my deposit in her kitchen, sealing the
> deal.
> > I never dreamed that nearly 40 years later, I would be sailing my second
> > Rhodes 22 just as happily or that we would remain united through "da
> list".
> >
> > It is my distinct pleasure to have  and worked with you, Rose, Elton and
> all
> > who are Rhodies.  We are more than a group, a club, customers or friends.
> > We are a family.  If possible, I plan to be at the "family reunion" in
> > Annapolis, October 5-9, 2017.  I encourage all who are able to put it on
> the
> > calendar and try to attend.
> >
> > Stan, thank you.  Fair winds and following seas, wherever the winds take
> > you.
> >
> > Mike
> > s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> > Nissequogue River, NY
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of
> > Stan Spitzer
> > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 1:03 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] beginning of the end
> >
> > To all the great Rhodes owners on the List (persona non grata know who
> you
> > are):
> >
> >
> > As it must to all who pass this way, unless a strategic partner(s) line
> > is tossed, the Rhodes 22 is being stocked for its sail into the sunset.
> >
> > Whatever gods may be, having collectively conspired with their tools of
> > death (Elton's), dementia (Rose's) and old age (mine), are sending the
> > Rhodes on its final sail to parts unknown.
> >
> > For private sale buyers and sellers who negotiated the C of S program
> > out at their closings, the parts department is now closed.  GB
> > Commitments, and plant projects under way, continue being honored.
> >
> > Thanks to all Rhodies who contributed to such a long running, fun
> > adventure.  The Annapolis Show, being paid for, must go on.  For those
> > who can make it, if I can, will see you then.
> >
> > stan
> >
> >
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