[Rhodes22-list] The Rhoadey Book Project

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

All,
With the talent, experience, and sailing passion in this fleet, why has there been no direction in a book on the R22, General Boats, and skillful sailing?  For the moment it could seem not a priority, but ten years from now what an opportunity to miss!  Individual chapters covered by appropriate skippers - the chapter on Rum is the only one in question...
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: stan <stan at rhodes22.com>
>Sent: Aug 22, 2005 4:07 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Stan's lament - and decision
>
>I like it, now who can I get to help write it, Herb? hmmmm
>
>ss
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 3:23 PM
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Stan's lament - and decision
>
>
>OK, I'm really not a "Rhodie" (my brother owns one, and asks me for help a 
>lot, so I follow the list), but here's a suggestion that Stan MAY want to 
>consider.
>
>Write a book. Maybe in collaboration with one (or two) of the guys on the 
>list that are pretty good at taking Stan's advice and putting it into 
>written words (on the list). It doesn't even have to be a major production 
>type thing (you should see the "manual" that came with my Coronado 35). But, 
>it could be very detailed, cover changes to the boat over the years, be full 
>of advice, and sell it for a LOT if purchased separately, but free when it 
>comes with a boat that Stan sells.
>
>I mean, sell it for a LOT. How much? I don't know. I paid around $50 each 
>for my copies of Chapman's and the Anapolis book. I'd pay more for a 
>detailed book on my O'Day or my Coronado, probably easily double, if it was 
>full of the kind of in-depth advice specific to my boat(s) that I see 
>sampling of from time to time on here.
>
>Stan has an advantage here, if he can find someone to help him put the boat 
>together, unlike Catalina, O'Day, Columbia, Hunter, etc, who have multiple 
>models to "detail", as well as major changes from year to year, since GBI 
>has one model with a few major changes and mostly minor changes, they could 
>produce an "add on" manual that is extremely in-depth about the boat.
>
>This would help in two ways, the profit from selling the thing, and when 
>someone asks Stan a question (phone or on-line), he would be totally 
>justified to say "That's covered in our owner's reference book, would you 
>like to purchase a copy?"
>
>Just a thought from a relative outsider, but might be worth considering.
>
>
>Herb Parsons
>
>S/V O'Jure
>  1976 O'Day 25
>  Lake Grapevine, N TX
>
>S/V Reve de Papa
>  1971 Coronado 35
>  Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
>
>>>> david.bradley at sap.com 8/22/2005 11:20:18 AM >>>
>I'm the new guy here and I can't comment on the community aspect of
>Stan's decision, but from a business standpoint I think this makes a ton
>of sense.  Whether there is a link from the GB site to the owners' site
>is not an issue to me -- the owners site is "one Google away."  The idea
>of creating an exchange for buyers and sellers of what seems to be a
>relatively scarce commodity is sound, and it seems like there is chance
>for GB to find new ways to improve margins and provide fee-based
>services.  The GB business model won't allow them to make it up on
>volume, so a "profit multiplier" formula (assuming you aren't
>multiplying by zero)is required.
>
>So my question is, can we brainstorm ideas for what kinds of for-fee
>services Stan could incorporate into an exchange?  Can the exchange be
>an "ownership experience" exchange as well as a buying/selling exchange?
>
>FYI, I am one of the people who found both the GB site and the FAQs and
>photos on the owners' site to be instrumental (along with a great demo
>from Bill E.) in my decision to choose a Rhodes.  I opted to order a new
>boat, after the recycled boat program and pricing worked perfectly to
>step me up.  So while I won't actually have a Rhodes until next spring,
>Stan has my money.
>
>Regards,
>
>Dave Bradley
>
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