[Rhodes22-list] What does everyone want to give their Rhodes for Christmas (or Hanukah)? Looking for ideas/advice.

[Wally Buck]

Hey Bill - I got the portable speakers from Cambridge Soundworks. I think 
they are the same Bill has. They sound great. We love to listen to music 
when sailing and at anchor. One of these days I will hard wire and install 
but right now if works out just fine.

Whisker Pole - If I had a 170 I would put this high on the list

Link 10 - I have shore power and  dual 10 amp shore charger. My cheap 
Walmart batteries have almost 4 years on them. I see no need for Link 10 
with my setup but if I had to rely on solar it might be useful. This doesn't 
add much to comfort or speed so it would not be on my list.

Cruising Spinnaker - I have symetrical spinnaker so I don't have a strong 
desire to spend the bucks but I am sure they would be really nice for those 
light wind summer days. I was not a good boy this year and this is way out 
of the budget!

I have been wanting a new genny real bad but have been putting off purchase. 
I think my next boat purchase will be a 155 genny.

See ya!

Wally



>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] What does everyone want to give their Rhodes for 
>Christmas (or Hanukah)? Looking for ideas/advice.
>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:20:30 -0500
>
>
>So, what does everyone want for Christmas/Hanukah?  I'll start:
>
>+  Speakers/stereo.  I read in the FAQ that Bill Effros went with
>SoundDesigns portable speakers several years ago.  Bill, do you still have?
>How have they worked out?  Any other favorite systems out there?
>
>+  Whisker pole.  Would be nice to keep my 175 genoa from collapsing in
>light air, but is it worth the $$$$?
>
>+  Battery charger/monitor.  Link10 looks cool, but is it really just a
>luxury?
>
>+ Of course, a Doyle UPS cruising spinnaker would be nice, but the $1k
>would mean the kids would not get any presents :)
>
>
>
>P.S.  Still waiting for the epiphany that will give me a name for my
>Rhodes, although Fina Lee is still a front runner (since my wife came up
>with it).  I figure I have till spring, and then I plan to have a grand
>renaming ceremony.
>
>Bill W.
>s/v Fina Lee??
>
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