[Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat - reply to Don O'Grady

[TN Rhodey]

Philip,

My Grandparents owned a home on Cadlewood Lake. They purchased land in the 
40s building a summer cabin that evolved into retirement home. Danbury was 
nothing! They lived in an area called Driftwood Point if I remember 
correctly. We had access to an old wooden flat deck Sailfish, canoe, and 
when I got old enough a speed boat. I heard the lake and Danubry have 
changed a little since then. I haven't been in the area since the late 80s.

Wally


>From: "Philip" <3drecon at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat - reply to Don 
>O'Grady
>Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:06:03 -0400
>
>I'm originally from Danbury and my wife is from Darien.
>
>Philip
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Don O'Grady
>Sent:	Friday, October 20, 2006 9:37 AM
>To:	The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject:	RE: [Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat
>
>Ivoryton
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Philip <3drecon at comcast.net>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat
> > Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:03:37 -0400
> >
> >
> > > From Where in Conn?
> >
> > Philip
> >
> >   -----Original Message-----
> > From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Don O'Grady
> > Sent:	Friday, October 20, 2006 8:06 AM
> > To:	The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject:	Re: [Rhodes22-list] evaluating the used boat
> >
> > 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
> > >
> > > "Catastrophe: a prize for the cat with the nicest buns."
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