[Rhodes22-list] New Member Introduction

[Todd Tavares]

Jim,

     Welcome to the list.  I am glad to hear from an owner of a 1974 Continental.  I am in the process of reburbishing a 1974 RC, and have noticed many differences between my boat and others of near similar vintage.   I hope I can write and ask you questions.  Maybe I can start with a couple now.


  Does your centerboard retract entirely into the keel?  Mine sticks down about two inches. I am concerned about getting some of the weight off of the hull rollers and onto a keel roller.

  There seems to be external cover plates on the keel for access to the centerboard pivot shaft.  Does your boat have these?

Thanks,

Todd





----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Grimes" <fcia2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:59:19 -0400
To: "Rhodes 22 List" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New Member Introduction


> I am the original owner of a 1974 Rhodes 22 (a/k/a Rhodes Continental),
> which I took delivery on in Wichita, KS in approx Jul 1974.  At the time I
> was in the Air Force stationed at Offutt AFB in Nebraska. I currently live
> in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.
> 
> Over the years I have sailed it on lakes in Nebraska and South Dakota, the
> Delaware River, Lake Marburg (in PA near Hanover, PA), Lake Erie, and most
> recently have sailed it on Keuka Lake, Hammondsport, NY, which is one of New
> York State's Finger Lakes.  After visiting with Stan on September 12th at
> the Sandusky (Ohio) Boat Show, I can truly say that although the shape of
> the boat has not changed, the Rhodes 22's being produced now are quite
> different from the boat I purchased.  I just came back from Keuka Lake this
> past weekend, where I placed my boat in inside storage for the entire winter
> for the whopping sum of $75.00.
> 
> For whatever it's worth, I believe I paid $2495 for my Rhodes in 1974 and
> the tandem axle Rolco trailer it came with was another $500.  I will be glad
> to answer anyone's question as to how the 1974's were equipped
> 
> Jim Grimes
> S/V Summer Breeze
> Hull # GBX220170674
> 
> 
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