[Rhodes22-list] New Rhodes Boat Owner

[Lloyd Crowther]

Nell,

I am a few months younger than Stan (78) and I still have no trouble using
the manual lift on my '86 Rhodes22.

Lloyd
s/v Uhuru II

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nell" <nellwolfe at cox.net>
To: "Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 7:47 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New Rhodes Boat Owner


> Stan and I and my daughter went sailing on his boat today AFTER I put a
down
> payment on my very own Rhodes.
> The sail was fun and it was a clear, warm day, the last of July, and
> strangely there were only 4 other boats on the water.
> Go figure.
> I thought beautiful, warm weather, and a weekend, should bring everybody
out
> to play but not so.
> They missed a real treat.
> Stan is as much of a character to sail with as he is to talk to.
> I must admit he seemed a little hesitant to take my money.
> He kept saying "I want you to be sure".
> All right already. I'm sure.
> Now all I have to do is learn patience while he builds the boat.
>
> At his suggestion, I am opening myself up to lots of input to the
following
> questions:
> Which of the couple of dozen "add-ons" to the boat would you Rhodes owners
> recommend?
> Stan talked me into a single axel trailer because I will be trailering on
> flat land over about 25 miles.
> He is trying to talk me out of an auto tiller. What do you all think?
>
> Seriously, I am planning on buying only this one boat in my lifetime and I
> want to be able to sail it when I am older and much less strong than I am
> now. So I wanted the package with the electric motor lift, etc.
> Stan says that he can do just fine with the manual lift at his age, a spry
> 78.
> I wanted the self-tending jib.
> Stan says I don't want it. What's your opinion.
>
> By the way, I asked him how come we don't put a small refrigerator in
place
> of the ice box that collects the water from the melting ice. I said the
> refrigerator could be kept at cold temperature by being hooked up to the
> electric dockside. Then when it's disconnected while out sailing, if we
put
> a bag of ice in it, it would be like our home fridge during a power
failure.
> The ice could keep the food inside cold. The temperature would rise like
it
> would do at home without current. The melting ice just needs to be placed
in
> the fridge so that when it melts, it could be collected for drinking water
> use just like it currently would be collected in the standard ice chest.
Any
> thoughts from you inventive types?
>
> I'm also thinking about a name for this boat. I suggested Black Widow
> because of an inside joke with Stan.
> Also Shadow's Ebb. I want something distinctive but not trite. Also, any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks for the feedback in advance.
>
> nellwolfe
>
>
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