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

[Brad Haslett]

Wally,

OK then, don't listen.  Once you get beyond 26' you've gone beyond towing.
In my mind, the next incremental step after 22' is 30'.  We love the space
on the CoraShen but it is more work, both to sail and to maintain.  Anne?
Jump in here please.  The wench didn't show up for Chinese New Years two
years in a row.  Undependable b


On 6/23/06, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Brad,
>
> Well I was told the same thing when I got my R22....."you will sail a
> bigger
> boat less than your Bantam".  I actually sailed more and my wife joined
> me!
> It worked out great. I would move up in the hopes that we would also sleep
> more on the boat. I have friends who have boats in the 25 - 28 foot range
> and they sail about as often as I do. I would also have my day sailor.
> Cruising last summer on the Pearson 35 kind of spoiled Jenny! Me too!
>
> I do know the perils. My marina is filled with large sailboats that never
> go
> out. I am moving slowly. I knew the board would give me some good advice
> to
> mull over.
>
> Unless something changes with gas prices I don't see a conversion van in
> my
> future. Maybe a used Toyota pickup ......
>
>
> >From: "Brad Haslett" < flybrad at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" < rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] What to do...what to do?
> >Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:24:07 -0500
> >
> >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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