[Rhodes22-list] S2 9.2C

Wed May 14 08:53:27 EDT 2003

Brad,

I did a quick check on the net, looks like a very roomy layout. I thought it 
looked pretty nice.

Wally

>From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anne & Wally
>Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 10:53:02 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Wally,
>
>The new boat is an S2 9.2C, 30 ft., center cockpit.
>It draws 4' ll" and is set up well for single handling
>with the center cockpit. The aft cockpit version is a
>very sleek looking boat but mine looks like it needs a
>diet, some like the looks of it, some don't. S2 is
>still in business building high-end powerboats,
>Tiaras, but got out of the sailboat business in the
>late 80's.  They made some really fast boats and
>dominated racing for awhile (Anne races an S2) but
>mine was built for comfort not speed.  I was hoping to
>find a partner for the Rhodes 22 and keep it but so
>far no luck.  My wife wants me to sell it and that's
>probably what I need to do.  The R-22 actually has a
>bigger cockpit and is better suited to sailing
>Pickwick but I wanted something I do extended stays
>and trips on and the S2 9.2C certainly is more
>comfortable for that.  Pickwick is a very nice lake
>but very developed (lots of million dollar homes) and
>gets crowded on the weekends.  Most of my pilot
>friends do their boating during the week and let the 9
>to 5 ers have it for the weekend.  I think the first
>trip I take will be downriver to Kentucky Lake to see
>Anne and then upriver to see your lake.  I'll probably
>move the boat one lake at a time and leave it for a
>week or two at a time and auto home.  Kentucky lake is
>only a couple of days sailing.  Your lake will take
>some more time.
>
>Brad
>--- Wally Buck <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Brad,
> >
> > Glad you were able to loosen rudder, it is always
> > nice to save a few bucks.
> > By the way, I forgot what kind of boat did you get?
> > What does your boat
> > draw? Are you keeping the R22?
> >
> > I think Chattanooga got the worst of the flooding
> > but then again that is
> > historically the case. Before TVA came along
> > Chattanooga used to flood
> > frequently. The problem really wasn't just the rain
> > the last two weeks. We
> > had about the same amount 6 weeks or so ago. Water
> > levels here were already
> > higher than normal spring pool so things were much
> > worse. I know they opened
> > the spill gates on all the damns around here. I
> > would think if the spring
> > showers are over things will return to normal in a
> > week or so, just a guess.
> >
> > Your on Pickwick aren't you? ....The couple in the
> > slip next to me are new
> > to sailing. Last year they bought an O'Day 222 and
> > wanted something bigger
> > with in four months. A couple of weeks ago they
> > wound up buying a Catalina
> > 30 (1980 something I think) home ported in Pickwick.
> > I don't know the name
> > but it has been down your way for a while. Do you
> > know anyone who sold a C30
> > lately? Anyway they were in the process of moving
> > the boat up river when all
> > this mess started. The boat has been sitting in a
> > marina at Florence for
> > almost two weeks now waiitng for the river to calm
> > down. Last I heard all
> > the locks on this end were still shut down. They
> > said Pickwick was a nice
> > lake.
> >
> > Sailing Saturday was more like ocean sailing and I
> > had a blast. It was the
> > first time we actually got a little soaked while
> > sailing the R22. Between
> > the extra strong current, constant whitecaps and the
> > heavy wind the boat was
> > really bounced around. We almost broached a couple
> > of times running with
> > furled main and genny! There is still a lot of
> > debris floating around but we
> > managed to stay clear of every thing. All in all
> > boat and crew handled it
> > well. I chickened out Sunday, it was blowing a
> > steady 20 - 30 according to
> > local weather guys. Heck I was still worn out from
> > the Saturday joy ride.
> >
> > Wally
> >
> >
> > >From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Anne & Wally
> > >Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 09:34:22 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >They must be keeping the water levels high on your
> > >ends so us good folks in the middle can enjoy our
> > >lake.  Actually the water level is quite high but
> > all
> > >the marinas are still dry.  My other boat hit the
> > >water last Thursday and I motored it from Aqua
> > Marina
> > >to its new home at the State Park Marina.  The
> > rudder
> > >was frozen from being on the hard for the winter
> > >combined with Chesapeake water and Aqua Marine
> > offered
> > >to haul it for free and fix it while I was out of
> > >town.  I looked around at all the 50 ft.+
> > half-million
> > >dollar boats in the yard and remembered all the
> > >warnings about them not coming in on budget for
> > >repairs.  I was able to get access to the rudder
> > post
> > >from the aft cabin and free it myself, and then
> > >practiced tacking while docked about a hundred
> > times.
> > >It may have looked a little strange but it worked
> > and
> > >was free!  Fan and Cora went with me to the lake
> > >Saturday and I spent a couple of hours finding
> > >cubbyholes for everything while a friend of Fan's
> > took
> > >the helm on the "iron ginny".  I came topsides and
> > saw
> > >we were in 10 feet of water and realized if it
> > weren't
> > >for the high water we'd be aground.  Cora had a
> > good
> > >time exploring every corner of the boat until she
> > hit
> > >her head but got over that quickly.  Does any one
> > have
> > >an idea how long its going to take the Corps to get
> > >the water level back to normal?  Flying in from El
> > >Paso this morning I could see the Mississippi was
> > >still in its banks but not by much.  Since I no
> > longer
> > >live in an Airstream trailer in the river bottom I
> > >don't pay much attention to the river stage
> > anymore,
> > >however, the level of "Old Man River" determines
> > how
> > >much water is released everywhere else.
> > >
> > >Brad
> > >
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