[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Purchase

[Gary Novotny]

Kim,

The Rhodes 22 is a great boat which I highly recommend.

The decision to purchase a new (recycled) boat vs a pre-owned boat 
involves trading off money for your time and effort. A recycled boat is 
likely to be more trouble free in the first few years of life than a 
used boat will be. The work to bring the boat up to snuff has already 
been done and the labor and material costs associated with that have to 
be recaptured by Stan along with some margin for profit. If you are 
willing and able to do much of this work yourself you can save money by 
purchasing a used boat. Just realize that that you are making a 
commitment of your own time and material costs to do the work yourself. 
Only you can determine where your budget, available time, and recycling 
skill set balance out against a new (recycled) boat purchase.

I decided to buy an older Rhodes and recycle it myself and I spent 
almost two years doing this. I learned a lot of valuable skills 
regarding boat repairs such as electrical, fiberglass repair, rigging,  
carpentry among other things. After doing that, my wife and I spent a 
number of years just enjoying the boat. That said, recently when it came 
time to move up to our next boat I decided to limit my search to those 
boats that required less work up front. Remember almost all boats are 
money pits it just a matter of degree.

I you decide to buy used, you can google "used Rhodes 22" and I'm sure 
you'll find lots of boats available. Alternatively, I'm sure Stan has 
less expensive older recyled boats to choose from.

I hope my comments give you a few points to ponder as you narrow your 
purchasing focus.

Gary

1978 Rhodes 22 Moon Shadow

1987 Corsair F-27 Blackfish



On 5/13/2018 10:35 AM, Kim Wann wrote:
>   We are considering the purchase of a newer recycled Rhodes 22 from General
> Boats.  However, we are struggling with the purchase price of nearly $50k.
> Hard to justify.
> Any thoughts from you Rhodes owners?
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Gary Novotny
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