[Rhodes22-list] What to do...what to do?

[Brad Haslett]

Wally,

You wrote, "The last thing I want to do is make a decsion that will cause me
to actually sail less."  Buy a bigger boat and you WILL sail less. Trust
me! Keep the Rhodes-22.  Buy an older conversion van, say about ten years
old, for around $4k.  You'll find a nice one for that price, big enough to
tow your house if need be.  When all your unwanted relatives show up, you
can drive them  to the river in one load (after that, your business). Tow
vehichles are easier to find than really good boats.

Brad


On 6/23/06, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> About a month ago the transmission on my 94 S10 Blazer started acting up.
> I
> purchased the vehicle used in 97 and it has about 230K miles. The
> transmission was rebuilt 100K or so miles ago and it was getting ready to
> go. I also needed new tires, brakes (with rotors), AC work (at worse
> vacuum
> leak, maybe compressor). After I got all of that fixed i would still have
> a
> motor with 230K miles. All in all way more than I wanted to spend on my
> old
> truck.
>
> So I traded in and I am now driving a 2005 , 2 Door 5 speed Civic Ex. This
> is my third Honda and second Civic. What a great little car! I am getting
> about 37 MPG in town running AC. I am used to driving my old Blazer or
> even
> older 84 Mitsubishi Pickup.  The Civic is fun to drive and quite peppy. I
> am
> saving about $130 a month in gas! So far so good.
>
> Now I have to make a decision about tow vehicle replacement. My beater
> pickup is a 4 banger and in no way capable of safely towing my R22. It can
> tow my Bantam just fine. So decisions time…..
>
> Option 1…..instead of buying tow vehicle I could sell my R22 and purchase
> a
> sailboat in the 28 – 30 foot range. I already pay slip fees year round and
> it is $35 more monthly for larger slip. I realize haulout, bottom jobs,
> sails and so on are all more exspensive. We are not towing the R22 at all
> now. If I get the urge for new horizons we have free unlimited (other than
> time) access to my Uncle's 35 foot Pearson in Cocoa FL.  We cruised up the
> SE coast last summer and are just lacking time to put together next
> cruise.
> Most likely destinations are Bahamas or the Keys. Of course if my Uncle
> ever
> decides to sell his Pearson this option goes away.
>
> Option 2 ……Keep my R22, sell my 84 pickup, take my time and look for a
> good
> used truck for projects and towing. As gas and the cost of maintaining
> dedicated tow vehicle keep going up this option is becoming less
> attractive.
>
> Option 3 (most likely)….Keep my R22, keep my 84 pickup and don't purchase
> replacement tow vehicle. Use the money I save to get R22 painted, new
> breaker box, purchase all new cabin cushions and sails. Borrow or rent
> pickup for local haul out.
>
> When I first purchased the R22 I was thinking I would tow more often. What
> I
> found is my local waters are so nice that we really haven't had the desire
> to tow. The R22 has filled every need but we sleep on the boat a bunch.  I
> must admit more room inside would be nice. I am not going to rush into
> anything. The last thing I want to do is make a decsion that will cause me
> to actually sail less.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Wally
>
>
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