[Rhodes22-list] Advice Please!

[Nell]

I plan to put in in Washington, NC about 30 minutes from my house. The
Pamlico River runs adjacent to Washington. There are 3 marinas in
Washington, each with both moorings for rent as well as launch sites. The
Pamlico River runs into the Pamlico Sound and Ocracoke is an easy day's sail
from Washington.
I can also sail into the Albemarle Sound and go visit Stan. 

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 12:55 AM
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Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Advice Please!

Hi Nell,
We tow twice a year from the Philadelphia 'burbs down I95 to the Maryland 
Eastern shore and back with a 2000 Chevy Blazer. It does fine it's a mostly 
level trip - no big hills.

My daughter lives in Greenville, NC - I've seen that it is indeed flat. 
Where will you be sailing?

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD


At 08:11 PM 2/5/2005 -0200, you wrote:
>Thanks for the information.
>I need to clarify one thing.
>I don't live in the mountains anymore.
>I live in Greenville, NC about an hour from Stan.
>Does the 1/2 ton full size pickup advice hold for the flatlands too?
>Thanks again.
>
>nellwolfe
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
>R22RumRunner at aol.com
>Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 10:44 PM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Advice Please!
>
>Nell,
>To be safe in the mountains where you live, you need at least a 1/2 ton
>full
>size pickup. It should have a towing capacity of at least 5,000 lbs and
>preferably a factory towing package which gives you the proper gear ratio,
>cooling, brakes and tires for the job. Brand is unimportant, but I would
>recommend
>a V8 engine. All manufacture's recommend the automatic transmission  with a
>special cooler for it.
>There is usually a sticker from the factory located in the glove box with
>factory information which contains paint codes and everything that was
>installed
>  when the truck was built. The door jam on the drivers side has a sticker
>with  the GVW (gross vehicle weight) and GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating)
>The
>GVWR  is the important one you need to look at. GVWR includes the weight of
>the
>truck,  the fuel, passengers and the maximum amount you can carry or tow.
>
>Rummy
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