[Rhodes22-list] John M. Rohde & Lake Pontchartrain

[Chris Geankoplis]

John,
        As Stan pointed out in the 40 years of making and selling, using and
sailing thousands of Rhodes 22, no one has ever died as a result.  And no
one has died because of a design deficiency or stupidity.  In the few short
years the boat has been built a number of people have died on McGregor 26's
while operating them, in one case after pulling up the anchor and motoring a
couple hundred feet at low speed.  I can't say enough good things about the
Rhodes 22.

Chris G
Medford OR
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Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 5:28 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] John M. Rohde & Lake Pontchartrain


>
> John,
>      As a power boater, I am sure you liked the Mac 26.  Here are a few
> comments.  The Mac is not a sailboat but a power boat with a sail.  Some
> people love it.  However, it has limitations and issues.
>      It is a water ballast boat.  Much ado is made about water as a
> substitue for real ballast.  However, it presents real saftey issues.  If
> you do not remember to take on water or do not take on enough, it is
> inherently tippy (read unsafe).
>      You can find other comments on the FAQ site.  Or you can ask Bill
> Effros for his thoughts.
>      The Rhodes has a 20 inch draft (read less than two feet).  It can be
> sailed without the center board down.  Or you can just motor down the
canal.
> A famous Rhodes 22 owner uses a trolling motor to get down his canal.
Most
> of us use small gas powered motors.  I have not heard of a Rhodes 22 owner
> using that 50 hp motor that Mac advertising talks about.  If you need a
big
> motor to compensate for other deficiencies then the Rhodes 22 is not for
> you.
>       The Rhodes 22 is a real sailboat meant to be sailed.  If you really
> want to sail then you are at the right place.
>        See:
> http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html#O
>         We used to have a member of this list on Lake Pontchartrain, that
is
> until your recent hurricane of note.  Ben has not posted to this list
since
> his boat landed on his dock.  Oh Ben, where are you???
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC USA
>
>
>
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