[Rhodes22-list] Introduction and Thanks

[Bill Effros]

Gregg,

The problem you had with Picasa is the real problem with the Mac.  
Because there are 20 PCs out there for every Mac, software developers 
make stuff for the PC and announce the Mac version is not far behind.  
I've been using Picasa for at least 6 months, and I was not an early 
adopter.  I thought Google would have had the Mac version by now, and it 
never occurred to me that they might not.  Thanks for mentioning it.

Bill Effros

Gregg J. MacMillan wrote:

> Thought I'd take a few minutes on this rainy Memorial Day in 
> Cincinnati (when I'd hoped to be out sailing)I  to write a brief 
> introduction and thank everyone for all the helpful information that 
> finds its way into my Rhodes22 list folder everyday.
>
> I started sailing about 3 years ago when I happened onto a Macgregor 
> Venture 17. I found it be a really good boat to learn to sail...very 
> forgiving. This Spring I found out about a 1986 Roades22 for sale. 
> Since I'd never heard of a Rhodes, I got on the Internet, found loads 
> of information, and decided it sounded like the perfect boat for me. 
> The only problem with the one I was looking at was that it had 
> recently been involved in an unfortunate incident. As its previous 
> owner was towing it to the lake after having it completely overhauled 
> and detailed, the nut on the trailer hitch ball stripped off (made in 
> China), the safety chains didn't hold, and the boat and trailer headed 
> off into an adjacent field. After glancing off a telephone pole, it 
> rolled over in the field. He settled with his insurance company (they 
> declared it totaled), and I was able to buy it very inexpensively.
>
> Surprisingly, there was not much apparent damage on the outside, most 
> of what I spent the Spring working on was the inside. I took out most 
> everything on the inside and either repaired, or replaced the broken 
> parts/pieces. We were able to launch in April, and have been out 
> several times in May. Love the IMF, all the room, the furling Genoa, 
> the cabin layout, the hull shape, the nine stays, and many other traits.
>
> Stan was great. I needed some small parts that were missing. I sent 
> him an email with what I needed and my credit card number and told him 
> just to charge me and send them out. He replied that he doesn't take 
> credit cards and just sent them out no charge! Now that I'm sure I'm 
> going to be keeping the boat, I'm sure he'll be hearing quite a bit 
> from me in the future as I continue to replace some of the more 
> expensive damaged parts and fittings. (like the mast...maybe I should 
> try the credit card thing again and see if he sends me a new IMF mast 
> at no charge :-))
>
> I looked for some pictures to attach (Bill...the picasa program sounds 
> great, but I went to download it and its only for Windows...not Mac) 
> and came up with one showing it on the trailer in our driveway after 
> having put the mast up for the first time (with my daughter!) and one 
> other showing the marina at Rocky Fork Lake where we keep the boat. 
> Anyone passing thru Cincinnati and would like to go for a sail in the 
> foothills of the Appalachians, let me know. The lake is about an hour 
> east of Cincinnati.
>
> --Gregg
>
> Gregg MacMillan
> s/v True Blue
>
> ps If you know anyone who would like a good started boat, my 1970 
> Macgregor Venture 17 is for sale:
> http://tinyurl.com/9rubb
>
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