[Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 774, Issue 2

[Mary Lou Troy]

Lou,
No personal knowledge except what I read. There was a Cape Dory 25 and a 
Cape Dory 25D - different boats. The 25 is older and according to the 
owners website (http://www.capedory.org/specs/cd25.htm) was designed by 
George Stadel as the Greenwich 24 for Allied boats. With 18ft at the 
waterline and a 4000 lb displacement I'd expect it to be stiffer than the 
R22, slower and not so easily trailerable. Don't know about headroom but 
probably not as much as the Rhodes with the pop-top up. The 25D was 
designed by Carl Alberg, was 19 ft at the waterline, heavier - 5,100 lb 
displacement and carried more sail. With all that weight and a 3.5 ft. 
draft it would be less easily trailered than the CD25 
(http://www.capedory.org/specs/cd25d.htm) and I expect still slower than 
the R22 in light air but you'd stay out in higher winds.

Both of the CDs are very pretty boats.

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


At 10:34 PM 11/22/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>HI List
>
>Thought I would throw this out.  I went away with my wife recently and we
>came across a Cape Dory 25.  We have had our heart set on a Rhodes 22, but 
>the CD
>was relatively inexpensive the and full keel looked like it might be more
>stable.  Any thoughts on the relative advantages of both boats?
>
>Thanks again.  Lou Moore
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