[Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes wanabes and List Lurkers

[Todd Tavares]

Ditto Roger's post

(except for the $90K and engineer part)  :-)

I guess Sir Stanley wouldn't be inclined to describe the MOC of his fiberglass stringers?

I know,  I know, but I have to ask anyway. :-D

Todd

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes wanabes and List Lurkers
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 06:04:07 -0500

> 
> Ben,
> 
> Like the Walgreen's commercials say, "In a perfect world..."  But, even when
> I was making $K90+/year as an engineer, there were other priorities like
> saving for retirement, paying off my house, saving for my kid's college,
> etc. that precluded the expense of simply going out and buying a new or
> recycled Rhodes 22.  We all make choices in our lives.  I bought an older
> Rhodes 22, worked on it, my sons grew up with the boat, & we've had a lot of
> wonderful adventures with it.  I suspect all these project boats have more
> to do with limited family resources than a desire to rebuild a boat.  Yet,
> they all want to go sailing someday.  If the boat can be a family project
> along the way; then, so much the better.  Forgive me sir; but, for you to
> recommend to these folks that they should go & buy a recycled Rhodes 22 and
> then satisfy their desire to work on a boat by building something like an
> epoxy cedar strip canoe in their garage strikes me as incredibly
> insensitive.  Good grief man, can't you read between the lines & see what's
> going on here?
> 
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Schultz" <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com>
> To: "cjlowe" <cjlowe at bright.net>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Cc: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 11:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes wanabes and List Lurkers
> 
> 
> > Here's my advice to would-be boat builders:  First, get a recycled
> > Rhodes.  It's true that you want a sailboa to sail.  Second, pick
> > another boat that you might like to have, buy some plans, clear out some
> > garage space, and start working on it.  I've got the shell of a cedar
> > strip canoe hogging the space in my one-car garage, much to the
> > admiral's display.  It gives me something to do at night when I'm not in
> > the mood to sit around the house or be around people.  It gives me great
> > pleasure to head out to the garage, light a cigar, fix a drink, and go
> > connect some wood or sand a surface smooth.  In fact, if I ween't
> > waiting on an order of fiberglass cloth, I would probably be out there
> now.
> >
> > The beauty of this is that there is no hurry or stress related to the
> > project boat.  When I get busy at work or with a household project, the
> > canoe might go untouched for a couple of months.  In fact, I started
> > cutting out the molds almost two years ago.  It's a fun hobby.  In fact,
> > it makes me envy Stan, getting to build boats all day.  I guess every
> > man's hobby is someone else's job.
> >
> > Give it a whirl,
> > Ben
> >
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