[Rhodes22-list] Just a thought.

[Dan Bodnar]

As a regular reader and occasional contributor, I too gave some thought to
space taken up by the Seaward dialog, and also came to some conclusions.

I happen to agree that it is the people that makes this list what it is.
The discussion of a 'foreign' boat isn't much different than the political
and sports discussions that get going on the list.  It all makes up the
character of this list, and often provides excellent food for thought. The
biggest improvement to the management of the list has been the discipline
I've seen everyone use in keeping the subject line on topic.
  
Although I'd move up to the (Still Only A Dream) Rhodes 26, this afternoon
if I could, I like hearing the experiences people are having with other
boats, Flicka, Seaward, classic runabouts, Rhodes 19 etc.  These are people
I've come to know and their comments, positive and negative, go a long way
in influencing my choices and opinions.

I also think that a lot of the chatter about the Seaward will settle down
after the boats are delivered and get sorted out.  These people still have a
lot of good Rhodes experience to share with the group. I'd hate to have them
feel unwelcome, because they are sailing something else, at the moment. 

There is something to be said about the GBI umbrella too.

Dan Bodnar
SV; QOL, '92 Rhodes 22  


-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Rik Sandberg
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 12:02 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Just a thought.

Rummy and all,

Yeah, you are right about the traffic on the Seaward. BUT, I was thinking 
about this too. True this list is named the R22 list, but when we really 
think about it, isn't it really more like the "I bought a boat from Stan 
and/or Elton list"?? In my estimation we (at least I) are here more because 
our friends, or people we know are here, than because of which brand of 
boat we have. I know there are other Seaward forums already and I'm sure 
most who are migrating to the 26 probably are already communicating on 
those as well. I also belong to the Flicka 20 list, but I still come here 
because I like you Rummy, as well as a lot of other folks on the list. 
Also, this list tends to be a little less full of the topic police than 
most and is more fun to be around because the topic tends to vary from day 
to day.

I can't say if this diversity is a good thing or a bad thing for the list. 
I suppose opinion on this will vary from one person to the next. For me 
(yes I know I'm now an outsider) coming here is more about staying in touch 
with my friends than talking about a specific boat.

Just my 2 cents worth, probably wasn't worth that much though. :-)

Hey, somebody sail a little bit for me. Let me know where we went. I'm 
working again this weekend.....as usual.

Rik


At 09:07 AM 6/26/2004, you wrote:
>I have waited several weeks before writing this post, so a little bit of
>thought has gone into writing this.
>I have noticed that the amount of mail concerning the new RK26 is
>overwhelming the list. Not that this is a bad thing, it's just that I 
>don't have  any
>interest in it.
>I would like to throw up for discussion the possibility of another list for
>the RK26 owners. It is not a Rhodes design hull and I think they need a new
>home.
>
>Rummy
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