[Rhodes22-list] Just a thought.

[Ronald Lipton]

I agree, there is no reason to open a separate Seaward discussion.  In 
any
case there is already such a list on the Trailer Sailer bulletin board.
I think this list of present, former, future, and wishful Rhodes owners 
is
just fine.

Ron Lipton

On Sunday, June 27, 2004, at 12:57 PM, Dan Bodnar wrote:

> 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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