[ham] [Rhodes22-list] New Boat

[Michael Meltzer]

I like the logic, "Then why don't you get a bigger boat?", I have to try that on Karin.

MJM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 9:08 PM
Subject: [ham] [Rhodes22-list] New Boat


> True confession time!  I've been working on a deal for
> another boat for some time and its close enough to
> being a done deal to come clean.  I bought a 9.2C
> (30ft) S2 Center Cockpit.  The short version of a long
> story is that after getting a slip space on PickWick
> Lake last fall a friend of mine convinced me to look
> at some lots near his weekend place.  My wife was very
> much opposed to building another house (too much beer
> drinking involved I think) and said "you bitch about
> the work you have around here, why do you want another
> place to take care of?".  Good point but I made my
> case that we need a place to spend the weekend while
> sailing and the Rhodes22 isn't big enough for the
> three of us for extended stays.  "Then why don't you
> get a bigger boat?"  Poor choice of words.  My slip
> will hold up to a 36 footer but I wanted to stay with
> something I thought could be reasonably single-handed
> and a mast height that would clear all the bridges to
> Kentucky Lake to the North, Knoxville to the east, and
> the last bridge at Mobile to the Gulf of Mexico. 
> After deciding on the S2 9.2C I looked at about every
> one on the market across the country including
> California.  The one I bought is at Maryland Marina at
> Baltimore and was one of the cleanest and best cared
> for if a bit short on "bells and whistles"  The deal
> is done except for paperwork and Coast Guard
> certification and finding a boat transport company to
> truck it.  I'm having it shipped to Kentucky Lake to
> Anne's marina to have it re-rigged and then will sail
> it home from there (will probably con Anne to do some
> "shake-down" sea trials as well).  My wife assumed
> that I would sell the Rhodes, "you can put that money
> against the new boat, right?".  "Oh sure, I can get a
> radar, color GPS plotter, and an auto-pilot".  That
> was the end of discussion.  I have no plans to sell
> the R22 at this time.  The 9.2 S2 will be a bit of a
> slug during the summer sailing months here and the R22
> is perfect for those conditions.  I am looking for a
> partner to pony up for another slip space.  I don't
> need help with the boat but I don't want to pay for
> two slips.  It should be a good deal for someone. 
> Since no one has sent letter bombs to Rik or Bob yet
> for lusting after other boats I assume I'm OK.
> 
> Brad Haslett
> 
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