[Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat

[Don O'Grady]

Not normally a responder, just a reader so hopefully doing this the right way.

My wife and I live in Raleigh and are new to sailing.  We bought a used R22 last year and love the boat.  Easy to launch and recover.  Easy and stable to sail.  IMF is the best.  Watching the other boats crawl all over their boats to mess with their sails while we just pull on a line is entertaining.  I am sure we are not sufficiently trained/experienced to fully appreciate all of its sailing capbabilites but we enjoy the whole experience. Have not slept in the boat yet but don't see why it would not work out for a weekend.

Regarding towing.  We have a Acura MDX which has a 3500 pd capacity (v6)  We towed the boat from Conn to Raleigh without any problems.  Would not want to go that far on a regular basis but it does the job.

We took our lessons on a Catalina 22 and the R22 is so much more comfortable to sail.

Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Lock" <jlock at relevantarts.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat
> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:54:49 -0400
> 
> 
> At 12:26 PM 10/19/2006 -0700, Chet Orton wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> The rated towing capacity is not just a measure of how much the 
> vehicle will pull.  It also takes into account stopping power and 
> handling issues.  If you exceed that rating you get into the "tail 
> wagging the dog" issue discussed here previously.  You may also 
> find you have brake problems (overheating) if used heavily.  Be 
> careful!
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> John
> 
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