[Rhodes22-list]Rose, Carol and Mary Lou

[ed kroposki]

Rose,
	If you recall, I said there were some lady sailors on this list, and
you have gotten some appropriate replies and even invites.

Carol,
	Are you still shocking people with your boat?

Mary Lou,
	You have seen some of the chatter between Bill and me.  While his
recommendations on politics tend to be overly oblivious, you may want to
consider a computer program that he recommended for writing.  After looking
at voice software and reading comments by Bill, Michael and others, I bought
my wife 'Dragon Naturally Speaking'.  It sat for quite a while after I
installed it.  However, once she started using it and trained it, she found
that it worked for long memos and letters that she has to write.  I paid
about $100.  
	
Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA


-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of CarolN8 at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 12:56 AM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]David and Rose

Rose,

I'm a single woman in Colorado that has owned a Rhodes 22 since 1998. I
chose 
this boat because I could easily manage it by myself, and it has worked 
wonderfully! It's a very forgiving boat when someone is learning to sail, or
just 
learning to feel comfortable skippering. I have launched and retrieved the
boat 
all by myself (just to see if I could). I recommend doing it with at least 
two people because it's easier, but it can be done alone if no one is
available 
to help. The only must have items I'd recommend for women is the mast hoist 
system and the motor lift. This boat is very user friendly and easy to
manage, 
even if our strength isn't as strong as a man's. My only problem is that
when 
something breaks, I'm not very good at fixing it. But Stan has walked me 
through a couple of repairs in emails. And the Rhodes List is so valuable
when you 
need any help. I have gotten great answers from the list when I've asked.
I'm 
mostly a lurker only because the expertise offered here is much higher than
I 
can give. Hope this helps!

Carol
s/v Painkiller
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