[Rhodes22-list] Used rhodes on ablboats.com

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:02 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Used rhodes on ablboats.com


> 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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