[Rhodes22-list] New member, R22 interest, but very coy

[L. Sailor]

Thanks for the tips, Todd, esp. on how to access the
archive.

As a long-time member of another sailing site, I know
how annoying it is (and it really shouldn't
be...there's that collective thing again...) to have
the same questions over & over again. 
Often it is a lack of awareness of the archives & how
to access them.

Thanks again...anything to keep my b**t out of the
line of fire...;^)

PS ...why not use zoomerz as your boat name....

Elle

--- Todd Zumach <zoomerzx at gmail.com> wrote:

> Elle,
> 
> I just thought I would provide my two cents worth.
> First, welcome aboard!
> As a seasoned newbie (I joined this rag tag group
> last summer just before I
> purchased a used boat that I was fortunate enough to
> snap up two days after
> it became available), I have started to become
> immune to some of the sarcasm
> of the elders on the list.   In spite of the gruff
> manner of these guys, I
> have learned a lot from them.  The best advice I got
> from the all knowing
> ones is to search the archives for information
> covered in the past.  I still
> haven't figured out the best way to search them, but
> I have enjoyed the
> reading.  I do know you can use Google.com to search
> within the archives by
> using the following syntax: site:rhodes22.org
> XXXXXXX  where the XXs
> represent the word or phrase you are searching for.
> 
> Also, one of the other senior members who happens to
> not be as grumpy as
> some of the others and also happens to be a women
> (coincidence?) wrote about
> this boat we all love in the book Sailing Small:
> Inspiration and Instruction
> for the Pocket
>
Cruiser<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/192886208X/sr=8-1/qid=1142303782/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6414892-3741509?%5Fencoding=UTF8>.
>  You may  want to check it out.
> 
> I don't think anyone has mentioned
> *http://www.frappr.com/rhodes22 *in
> replies to your posts yet.  It is a great place to
> identify where fellow
> rhodies have announced their presence.  Some members
> have posted pictures of
> their boats too.
> 
> Other than that, I will tell you that I am one of
> the unfortunate few that
> live in the land of the frozen tundra, where we got
> eight inches of fresh
> snow today.  The good news is that Spring is in the
> air and the Madeline
> Island ferry is back in service after only three
> weeks off for ice in the
> Apostle Islands on Lake Superior.  I am hopeful that
> I can hook the boat up
> to the truck and run up the road for a sail sooner
> than I had expected.
> 
> I hope you stick around.
> 
> Todd Z.
> Phillips, WI
> 1986 R22 (still haven't come up with a name yet that
> meets with the approval
> of my wife and two daughters yet).
> 
> On 3/13/06, L. Sailor <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you, thank you.  Nothing like a little
> > initiation...
> >
> > Elle
> >
> > --- Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Elle,
> > >
> > > I second Rummy's comments below and add, like
> any
> > > family, you get all
> > > types.  There's always the uncle (or cousin or
> > > brother or whatever) who, at
> > > times can be a royal PITA, but in the end we
> > > wouldn't go on without him (or
> > > her).
> > >
> > > Welcome aboard!
> > >
> > > Hank
> > >
> > > On 3/13/06, R22RumRunner at aol.com
> > > <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Elle,
> > > > This list is more like a family than any other
> > > sailing forum you will
> > > > experience. Since the list is actually
> supported
> > > (Michael owns and
> > > > operates the
> > > > list) by the owners, not the factory or
> Sailnet or
> > > anyone else, we tend to
> > > > be
> > > > more friendly than other lists. We do not
> bully
> > > newbies, but try to get
> > > > enough
> > > > information so that we can be on a first name
> > > basis.
> > > > Welcome to the family.
> > > >
> > > > Rrrrrrrrrrrummy
> > > >
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