[Rhodes22-list] Boat for sale

[Michael Meltzer]

I here you, that on of the resins I tying to keep the size down. The mast hight is about the same as the rhodes22, and the weight is
only 600 punds more, they are vacumebaging the hull.

MJM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Smith" <sailnut at worldnet.att.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boat for sale


> <The "we need a larger boat" ploy leads to "this isn't working" and finally
> "let's get rid of the boat".  Don't let yourself get suckered.
>
> Most of my friends who purchased larger boats to accommodate their families
> found themselves alone in floating tubs wishing they still had the boats
> they loved.  >
>
> Let me say amen to that.  We bought the Albin (28) in the expectation my
> family would use it every summer week-end.  The fact is that it does not
> work out that way.
>
> Cruising is a contemplative activity.  Children are beings of action and do
> not respond gracefully to multi hour passages.
>
> A larger boat costs more and bring complexity (in sort of logarithmic
> inflation) then a smaller boat.  Because of their great momentum and high
> equipment loads serious injury becomes increasingly possible.
>
> Any boat represents a serious of compromises.  These compromises apply to
> every aspect of the vessel.
>
> I wrote earlier that nothing is more thrilling then sailing a 4 ton
> sailboat.  True enough but the downsides (at least for me) mandated that I
> sell my largish boat and get something smaller and cheaper.
>
> Richard Smith
>
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