[Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat

[Chet Orton]

Mary Lou,

Thanks. I hadn't considered extra weight beyond the boat's displacement. My truck has a small 6 and the rated towing capacity is 3500 with a manual trans, 5000 with an automatic. I have a manual 4WD. The hitch I installed is rated at 5000, so I don't think it will fail. It's not very hilly around here so I think it'll be alright, barely. I'll probably just need to replace the clutch sooner. I can drop it into 4WD Low for crawling up/down boat ramps.

Chet


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From: "mtroy at atlanticbb.net" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
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Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat


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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