[Rhodes22-list] Looking for a used R22, southeast US

Sun Apr 10 12:57:49 EDT 2005

Chery,

If you know that sailing is your thing, I would skip the pain of 
preliminaries and go right to the Rhodes 22 w/ IMF.

I learned to sail 3 years ago at the Boston Harbor sailing club.  We sailed 
a range of boats from a Soling racing dingy to a Pearson 26, Pearson 31, Cal 
33 & 39 , Albin 28 and a J-29.  After that I bought a Rhodes 22 the next 
season.  It was a 2 owner lake boat, build in 1987 w/ IMF.  The boat was 
lightly used (never overnighted on) and came complete with all sails and 
sailing gear, trailer, a 4 hp 2 stroke outboard (servicable but underpowered 
for ocean use) and even a set of dishes in the galley at a price of $6,000. 
I did have to buy a hand-held VHF radio and a GPS as well as safety flares, 
life jackets etc. for off-shore use.  Two season later, my costs have been 
minimal and I love the boat.  It is easy to single hand sail, easy to day 
sail (underway in 5 minutes after boarding) and is large enough for my 
family of 4 to vacation on with a little creative preparation.  The 
simplicity of the Rhodes allows more sailing and less maintenance.

Good luck in your search.

Stephen Staum
'87 Rhodes 22
"Carol Lee"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl O'Grady" <cheryl.ogrady at mail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 10:55 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Looking for a used R22, southeast US

Thank you, Bob and Ed and Rummy.  Your comments are helpful.  We are 
actually torn between what we know would be the ease of the IMF, and the 
extra knowledge we would gain from sailing more under the old-fashioned kind 
of sails.  Any thoughts?

Cheryl (and my other half is Don)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Looking for a used R22, southeast US
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 20:04:20 -0500

>
> Cheryl, For someone who is just getting into sailing a recycled
> R-22 is a great gift.  Everything will work as intended, the boat
> will be set up right in front of you so you can repeat the process
> next season.  There will be no missing parts, extra parts that seem
> to go nowhere.   Unfortunately there are no other manufacturers
> that provide this service.  The downside is the cost - much more
> than a person just starting into a hobby would feel comfortable
> putting down.  After you have been thru a few boats you will look
> back and see it is actually not an unwise decision economically
> speaking.  If you have ruled out the cost of a recycled R-22 you
> may be better off looking in the 2K range.  That is kinda the fully
> depreciated value of a servicable sailboat.  You will be able to
> sell it again for the same amount.  You will sink some money into
> (1 to 3K) it to make it work for you that will not come back at
> resale.  You will also learn alot in a short period of time about
> where things go and how they work/don't work.  Most sailors choose
> this path initally and can better apreciate the value of a recycled
> R-22 or any other boat if available.  I think you are on the right
> path with trying to find a well cared for Rhodes available for a
> little cheaper.  There are a lot of nice Rhodes owners, hopefully
> you will find one who will give you the same
> sales/service/advice/training that they got from Stan.  Good luck,
> let us know how it turns out.
>
> Bob Weber
>
> > From: "Cheryl O'Grady" <cheryl.ogrady at mail.com>
> > Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Looking for a used R22, southeast US
> > Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:55:33 -0600
> >
> > Ed,
> >
> > Thanks.  We have just gotten into sailing and stumbled across
> > information about General Boats and Rhodes22.  We actually live
> > in the Raleigh, NC area, and have already been to see Moses at
> > the mountaintop.  We liked what we saw, after spending an
> > afternoon talking with Stan and looking around the shop.  Sadly,
> > weather was incompatible with a live demonstration.
> >
> > Anyway, we are not looking for the cheapest boat we can find, we
> > would like to find one that is in pretty good shape without
> > having gone through the refurbishment process.  At the same time,
> > we want to find the most we can for the least possible money,
> > like everyone else.  Since we are newbies, we don't know which
> > are the most important features to look for and are open to
> > input, but we also want to be sure we like sailing enough (could
> > there be any doubt?) to invest money in it.
> >
> > We are enjoying reading the posts.  If Mt. Guy Rum is widely
> > available, I can sure get one!
> >
> > Cheryl
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> > To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Looking for a used R22, southeast US
> > Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 06:31:39 -0400
> >
> > >
> > > Cheryl,
> > > Welcome.  As a newbie I urge you to read the charter, read the
> > > documentation on this web site and our cousin at Geocities (it is 
> > > called
> > > FAQ).  Also, study in detail the information at Stan's site,
> > > www.Rhodes22.com.
> > > This site maintains a history of all emails posted.  In the past few
> > > months several boats have been posted for sale.  I suspect the
> > ones eager to
> > > sell will also contact you.  Keep in mind thought that the ones
> > that contact
> > > you, might not be the boat of your dreams.
> > > It always helps when you post such a request, to provide some
> > > detail, like specific location, budget, and options that you are 
> > > interested
> > > in.  If you are looking for the cheapest thing that floats, then you 
> > > are at
> > > the wrong place.
> > > The folks on this list are not employees of General Boats and at
> > > times are helpful and sometimes very sarcastic.  Even Stan 
> > > occasionally
> > > looks over our shoulder.  The folks here are generally R22 owners, 
> > > former
> > > R22 owners, closely associated with R22 owners and newbies and 
> > > lurkers.
> > > Now you said southeast, gee, I am in Greenville, South Carolina,
> > > unfortunately, my boat is not for sale.  I am near the oracle of all 
> > > wisdom
> > > about the Rhodes 22, Mr. Rummy.  Mr. Rummy loves to take newbies for a 
> > > sail
> > > for a modest stipend of a bottle of Mt. Guy Rum.  Do you have an extra
> > > bottle of Mt. Guy available?
> > >
> > > Ed K
> > > Greenville, SC, USA
> > > Addendum:  365.25 days of drinking low calorie beer = 1 lite year
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl 
> > > O'Grady
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 10:02 PM
> > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Looking for a used R22, southeast US
> > >
> > > We are interested in buying a used Rhodes 22.  Stan says you all are 
> > > the
> > > best source.  Is anyone aware of any available?
> > > I would appreciate any info you might have.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Cheryl
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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