[Rhodes22-list] Mark Metzler - details on Stan's reply

[ed kroposki]

Mark:  
	There are several on this list who have Standard Main rigged boats.
Most of us do not.  If you are looking for performance, then standard
rigging is a definite consideration.
	Most of us have the IMF.  Its uniqueness has been delineated
numerous times.  The reason why Stan is not interested a standard rigged
boat is the small market size for recycled standard rigs.  
	The cost of the IMF used to be significant.  Now the costs of such
rigging has increased dramatically in the last few years.  To make the IMF,
Stan has to order a large number of mast extrusions to his precise
specifications.  No other mast will do.  What that means is to change a used
boat to IMF requires all brand new mast, boom, rigging, parts, sails, lines,
etc., and add the cost of doing the change.   Simply put, it requires a lot
of money.
	In summary, if all you are looking for is a good used hull, the New
Jersey boat is probably a good buy.  If you are looking for all the modern
contemporary features that sell the R22, keep looking.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
Addendum:  "Every yachtsman would like to have the most effective sail plan
possible" John R. Stanton, Aspect ratios and efficiency, The Best of Sail
Trim, 1975

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of stan
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 7:35 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mark Metzler your friendly rhodes list lurker

I called them off when we discovered it does not have IMF.

stan/ec

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mark Metzler your friendly rhodes list lurker


> Mark,
> 
> Stan will probably sick some of his Communist friends
> on me for pointing this out, but there is a Rhodes 22
> for sale on Yachtworld.com.  NJ I think.  Use this
> link:
>
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