[Rhodes22-list] An opportunity to become a Rhodie for little down

[Larry Gioia]

I’m guessing there’s no one on this list who wouldn’t buy that boat if they had a spot & need for it. 
  
I just bought that ‘86 R22 in St Pete in March for $4,800 - I figured it had:
 
- a trailer - I don’t have one for my 2014 R22 here at Lake George NY so that’d be handy for either. I store the 2014 under a covered dock on a stand that Stan cut from a trailer, it sits on 6 4x6s 13’ long spanning the 2 docks. The trailer needed new wheels & tires - I got Goodyear of the size & type recommended on the blog here - 3 wheels & tires were $750. I assume the trailer’s now worth at least $1,500 so net value $750. 
  
- a 2006 or so Suzuki 6hp 4-stroke which starts 2nd pull & runs like a top. Gotta be worth $600. 
  
- sails in great shape. I suspect they’re not original but the owner passed away & his wife donated it to the Sea Scouts who fixed it up some & put it on Craigslist, so the history has been lost. 
  
- hull, rigging all in great shape. So $4,800 less (750 + 600 for trailer & motor) means the boat & sails cost $3,450. 
  
Let’s see now, 7 months a year I’ll sail it for about 2 hrs a few afternoons a week for the next 15 years.  I’m 62 - and if I’m as lucky as Stan I’ll sail it for the next 30 years :) 
  
Seemed like a pretty good deal. 
  
I drove from Tampa to Lake George Wed (18 hrs) & Thurs (3.5 hrs). If driving on 81 thru the Shenandoah Valley doesn’t make you want to be a farmer, nothing will. 
  
https://youtu.be/JJ2GB2nLyFA
   
Larry
‘14 R22 Language of Love
Lake George NY
‘86 R22 <not yet named>
Keystone Lake, Odessa FL


> On Jun 6, 2020, at 5:07 PM, NewIn76 via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Wow.  I wasn't quite expecting the responses.  Everyone is putting me back on
> the fence about my decision.  I guess I need to go back and re-think some
> more.  I agree with the camp that says fixing it up increases the personal
> value once it goes back into the water.  I'm also firmly of the opinion this
> is a stronger built boat than my Catalina, Seaward, or Com-Pac.  Thanks for
> the input.  I might need to put up more discussion topics and my anxieties
> will go down.   
> 
> 
> 
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> Brian
> 1976 Rhodes 22
> Cleveland
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