[Rhodes22-list] Used rhodes on ablboats.com

[Hank]

All you wannabee Rhodies out there, I just saw this ad for a used one.

http://www.ablboats.com/details.asp?ListingID=67987

The photos look good.

Hank

On 10/19/06, mtroy at atlanticbb.net <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
> Chet, Thanks for all the background. It sounds like an R22
> is a pretty good fit for what you want. One caveat based
> on what you said. Check out the towing capacity of your
> Nissan. While the R22 is listed at 2900 lbs everyone who
> has ever weighed theirs has come in a lot heavier,
> especially when you add a modern outboard and the trailer.
> We haven't weighed ours but we tow with a Chevy Blazer
> with a 5,000 lb towing capacity. It does OK but I wouldn't
> want to tow regularly if I was doing a lot of hills. We
> only tow a couple of times a year.
>
> Best wishes & good luck.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22  Fretless
> Swan Creek (Rock Hall, MD)
>
>
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:09:55 -0700 (PDT)
>   Chet Orton <chet.orton at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Ed and everyone,
> >
> > I suppose it was rude of me not to introduce myself.
> >Here goes:
> > I've been thinking about a boat for awhile but didn't
> >start looking into it seriously until a few months ago. I
> >grew up on a small lake. We always had a small boat of
> >some kind: a canoe or rowboat. A friend had the Sunfish
> >that I mentioned. I loved sailing it. I currently have a
> >plastic kayak, and I'm also building a cedar strip sea
> >kayak. I live in NC between Raleigh and the VA border and
> >a few hours from the coast. We have some decent sized
> >lakes around here. I also take a couple of trips to the
> >Outer Banks (that's the coast, in case you're not
> >familiar with NC) each year. My brother lives in FL and a
> >good friend lives in PA. I try to meet them half way a
> >couple of times a year for camping trips. I like the idea
> >of camping in a sailboat. So, I want a boat that's not
> >too big for my local lakes, not too small for the Outer
> >Banks, and that I can camp on a few times a year. I
> >intend to trailer the boat behind my '99 Nissan so it
> >can't be too heavy. My partner, Beth, has no
> > interest in sailing so I need to be able to raise the
> >mast by myself. I did some reading in books and online
> >and it looks to me like the Rhodes is the best thing out
> >there. I really like the philosophy of the Rhodes. It
> >reminds me of a couple of old BMW motorcycles I used to
> >have. BMW didn't re-invent the motorcycle each year.
> >Instead, they took a good design and refined it year
> >after year. I once bought a 20 year old BMW bike and took
> >it on an 800 mile trip the next day. That's how much
> >confidence I have in them. But, I digress. We're talking
> >about sailboats, right? Anyway, I've rambled on enough
> >for now. Glad to meet you all.
> >
> > Chet
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> >From: Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net>
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:34:56 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat
> >
> >
> > Chet:
> >
> >    Welcome to the Rhodes List.  You kind of jumped in
> >with a bunch of
> > questions and very little introduction.  Now that you
> >are here, tell us more
> > about yourself.
> >    You state that you are interested in Brad's old boat.
> > Are you looking for
> > a Rhodes 22 specifically?   Have you studied the
> >features of a Rhodes 22?
> > Have you evaluated the differences between the IMF on
> >that boat and standard
> > main sails.  Come on now, let it hang out.
> >    Is that boat worth buying?  I would say that if you
> >are at all interested,
> > you best take a wad of cash and get it.  It will not be
> >on the market next
> > spring.
> >    If you want to get it painted, General Boats in
> >Edenton, NC, just happens
> > to have one of the best boat painters in the USA
> >available.  Get it done
> > right.
> >    That boat has the porta potty arrangement, is that
> >what you want or do you
> > want the marine head arrangement?
> >    Again, welcome, and give us more details.
> >
> > Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
> > Have you read this, see:
> >
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attch/200609/30/Bahamas2006TripLog-Day1.pdf
> >
> >
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> >
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