[Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat

[john Belanger]

welcome. hopefully you're talking nissan truck,frontier,exterra, or titan

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



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From: Tootle 
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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