[Rhodes22-list] Interesting Interior

Thu Oct 19 21:13:24 EDT 2006

That IS an interesting interior.  Thanks for mentioning, Rob.  I've been 
thinking about interiors lately.

Bill Effros

Rob Lowe wrote:
> That's an interesting interior.  They installed kitchen cabinets and pulled
> out the sink?  - Rob
>
>
> ----- 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
>
>
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>> 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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>>>> Nabble.com.
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