[Rhodes22-list] Road to Boone, North Carolina

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See the road that Pete had to drag his new boat on to get home...

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Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA


petelargo wrote:
> 
> I guess it's time to 'surface' since the Ed pics officially outed me.
> First I would like to say that I am really not as old as the pictures make
> me look. I think it was the light that day, probably too much of it. I
> have been living 6 months in Boone, NC (June to Dec) and six months in Key
> Largo (Dec thru May) for the past 6 years. I have been sailing for 6 years
> and have been a classed river kayaker for 12 years. I am relatively
> friendly. 
> 
> Next, I admit that it is true that I bought a RHODES without ever
> personally seeing one or sailing one. I know that it's kinda crazy, so I
> hope I fit right in with this group. After sailing several boats I did get
> a real clear picture of what I wanted in a boat.  I spent two years of
> research to arrive at the RHODES choice. The RHODES was the only boat that
> looked to exceed my requirements. I think it will.
> 
> In my search for what I could afford, sometime around end of October for
> about three days, I actually had first right of refusal on three used
> RHODES! I was the second in line for the steve crop RHODES in ft. laud. I
> had dibs on another RHODES that has not resurfaced yet. And then I called
> Rummy. 
> 
> I can't really say enough about the help and enthusiasm that Rummy and
> also Ed gave to me upon my bearing in on the Lake Hartwell RHODES. At some
> point when I told Rummy I was a bit nervous, he actually told me to 'knock
> it off, your getting a great boat and my name is on the line as well'.  It
> has been years since I met someone who was actually concerned about their
> good name. How refreshing!
> 
> I did meet Stan, who baptised me at the factory upon picking up my
> trailer. It was a cold day in Edenton and Stan had a huge parka on that
> went from his knees to just past his chin.  Rose did paperwork and I
> proceeded onto Lake Hartwell. I did trailer the RHODES to Boone NC in the
> High Country and found myself to be more of a religious man than I
> thought, as I drove HWY 321 straight up to Blowing Rock in my 20 year old
> rusting FORD F-150 named "Beast".  I did start breathing again the next
> day.
> 
> I will have many technical questions to be sure. For now the most pressing
> are:
> 
> 1) How many weeks go by before you stop compulsively walking outside and
> constantly looking at your Rhodes?
> 2) Is it considered an extra marital affair if you are touching your
> RHODES more than your wife?
> 3) Is it a diagnosable mental disability, if you simply can't stop
> thinking about sailing in your RHODES?
> 
> Thanks for being such a great group and to Stan for his passion.
> 
> NEXT: "My Journey IN a RHODES"
> 
> Pete Lauritzen
> Red Rhodes 89 Recycled 2004
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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