[Rhodes22-list] Mary Lou Historian

[Mary Lou Troy]

Not me Ed - I stick to nonfiction. ;-) I couldn't do it justice.

Mary Lou
1991 Rhodes 22 Fretless
Swan Creek, MD / Ft. Washington, PA


At 10:54 AM 4/24/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Mary Lou,
>
>         Are you still writing that biography of Stan?
>
>                                          Ed K
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of stan
>Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 10:14 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hello to a New Boat Owner
>
>only for Ed
>
>Columbian Fiberglass was one of our two CT early contractors.  After picking
>our brains they decided they did not need us and built their own Rhodes 22.
>We actually ended up with both of us showing our versions at the same show
>in Hartford.  My CT attorney quit when my pro se instinct told him to move
>to federal court under the unfair business rules provisions. He then called
>back and said he had over-reacted.  When Columbian's attorney was notified
>we were moving to federal court he advised his client to settle.  It was the
>only time we made money in this business and ever since have been hoping for
>some more knockoffs.  Columbian soon went out of business.  I bunked into
>the manager of Columbian one day and he said that I was the only one that
>could sell that ---- boat.  They had produced very few so their "Rogue" or
>"Prestige" name may have some rarity value.
>
>stan/gbi
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 3:09 PM
>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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