[Rhodes22-list] Hello to a New Boat Owner

[Mary Lou Troy]

Ed, I think "Columbian" and "Columbia" are two different companies. The HIN Jeff provided was registered to Columbian Fiberglass in CT. From the Coast Guard website "MIC PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED TO COLUMBIAN FIBERGLASS 558 HANOVER ST MERIDEN CT 06450. MSO NYC. TYPES 11 & 13. OOB 800329. MCCALL USED TO OWN (SVT) & (BJU). 05/29/97 MAIL RETURNED BOX CLOSED NO FORWARDING ADDRESS." Columbia Yachts was originally a California company that also made boats in Virginia. there's an unofficial history here: http://www.columbia-yachts.com/history.html

Mary Lou

> 
> From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> Date: 2004/04/22 Thu PM 03:09:44 EDT
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hello to a New Boat Owner
> 
> Jeff:
> 
> 	In the early years of the Rhodes22, they were made by various
> manufacturers for Stan.  Many of the early models had those manufacturers
> id's.  Ask Fred of Hudson River fame.  His is a unique early Rhodes and has
> an id from a plant in New Jersey.  
> 	Stan does not talk much about the knockoffs and lawsuits.  You maybe
> right.  But Columbia boats came and went into history.  I have been involved
> in the Columbia question before.  They did try making a 22 foot boat, but I
> believe it was a full keel boat.
> 	Many of the early models had different rigging from later models.
> The maestro of Edenton is still making changes.  Ask Lloyd who was trying to
> analyze the history of the inside tracks and who got them.
> 	You have not told us, where are you?
> 
>          Ed K
> 	   Greenville, SC
> Sailing on Rummy's lake, aka Lake Hartwell, 960 miles of shoreline.
> 
> 	
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Robert Dilk
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:52 PM
> To: JSusanj at aol.com; rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hello from a New Boat Owner
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 2nd question: I believe the fair leads on the cabin top are for sheeting
> inside the shrouds.
> I have the GBI roller reefing 150% Genoa which if I roll up to 100% I can
> sheet inside the shrouds. works poorly
> I can also furl the Genoa and fly a wire luff storm jib behind the forestay
> and sheet inside the shrouds. this works great.
> 
> Hope that helps 
> 
> Bob
> S/V Knot Necessary
> 
> >>> JSusanj at aol.com 04/22/04 01:32PM >>>
> My name is Jeff Susanj and let me make one thing perfectly clear to start.
> I do not own a Rhodes 22.  I have recently purchased a 1975 Columbian
> Prestige which in every detail seems to be a Rhodes 22.  I was looking
> through the archives and noted a comment about someone making Rhodes 22
> knockoffs until they were sued.  Well, I think this is one of those
> knockoffs, in fact the first one made by Columbian Fiberglass.  The HIN is
> CFG22001M75F.  The boat has a non IMF main and a hanked on jib.  Since my
> experience has all been with non-furling mains, I will probably leave it
> that way.  However I suspect I will add roller furling to the genoa.  My
> other boat is a Chrysler Mutineer and it came with roller furling and I
> really like it, especially when I sail into the harbor (no motor).
> 
> Of course, as with any new boat owner, I have questions and I hope my boat
> is enough like a Rhodes 22 (all of the pictures I have seen seem to match)
> that you can help me out.  Actually, the owners' web site has helped me out
> a lot so far.  I already know more about the boat than the guy I bought it
> from and I haven't put it in the water yet.
> 
> OK, first question:  Instead of a bar traveler, there is a line with a block
> attached to the backstays.  The mainsheet block attaches to a becket on top
> of the bock and there is another becket under the block.  I understand that
> the earlier boats had rope travelers and I assume this is what I have.  What
> should be attached to the bottom becket to control the traveler?
> 
> Second question: On each side deck near the chainplates there is a large
> round fairlead simlar to what is on the jib cars.  What is this for?
> 
> Thanks for any help you can give me, now and in the future.  I have enjoyed
> the Rhodes 22 owners' site so far and am looking forward to sailing the
> boat.
> 
> 
> Jeff S.
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