[Rhodes22-list] New member

[Robert Skinner]

Hello, L. Sailor!

Now, y'all be kind to the old relic.  Seriously, if
you have been used to a larger boat, the Rhodes will
suit you well.

/Robert Skinner
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"L. Sailor" wrote:
> 
> Ed. K. & all,
> 
> It is Mrs. new member....altho' my Mr. recently passed
> away....
> 
> I had to sell our larger boat as it was too big for me
> to singlehand and the learning curve for all the
> systems was too steep.... I hope eventually (within
> two years) to have a Rhodes 22, which we had
> researched when we began sailing. My 'interval' boat
> is a rather decrepit (but sound) pocket cruiser, which
> a friend wants to give me just to get rid of it.
> (He'll keep another of his boats at my dock...so it's
> a trade!)  As I work at a marina, I can have any work
> of consequence (read; safety) done very reasonably,
> and the other cosmetic and lifestyle stuff I can do.
> 
> So my purpose in joining the group was to become
> better informed about the newer Rhodes 22's to see if
> this is really the boat for me, see what gear I will
> need (want!) when it comes time to bite the
> bullet...as I intend to sail far & wide when I get
> it....meet other owners and hopefully profit from
> their experiences.
> 
> I am not sure what the budget is, as I am paying off
> the funeral and other expenses (anyone who has been
> there knows what a morass it is right now), help #2
> daughter graduate from college, recover a bit from
> these past few months, and with luck, make a bit from
> the little boat I fix up....and after looking at the
> Rhodes website, I think in two years it will be
> doable. I would absolutely love to have a new
> Rhodes...and from what I have been able to gather,
> there are not many used ones out there......
> 
> In answer to your other question...No, I would not
> consider the Savannah a tributary.. ;^)...a bit far...
> I am on the VA side of the Potomac.....
> 
> You asked for details....maybe too much information...
> 
> L. Sailor