[Rhodes22-list] Introduction and Thanks

[Hank]

Everyone knows Macs are a dying breed and must be assimilated into the
masses! ;>)

Hank

On 5/31/05, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> Bill, did you just say, "...problem with the Mac?"  There is NO problem with
> the Mac!  The problem is with the software writers.  On behalf of all the
> Mac users on this list, I am offended by your screeching tone and I demand
> an apology!
> 
> Slim
> 
> On 5/30/05 2:00 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> 
> > 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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