[Rhodes22-list] SHE'S HOME!!!

[Michael D. Weisner]

Hank & Shawn,

Glad to hear that she made it home without problems.  As I said yesterday,
you guys got a great deal (actually "stepped in it"), although Shawn's
fiancé may not agree, yet.  It appears that Dr. G took pretty good care of
her, with the exception of the bottom paint.  Let me know what the sails
look like when you get a chance to unfurl everything for inspection.  With
luck, the genoa may only need a new cover.  If you don't already know a
local sail loft, find one - you can save many dollars through simple repairs
until you need (or can afford) a new suite of sails.  The funny thing is
that my sailmaker is right around the block from the yard that your boat was
stored at - Wedekind Sails.

As far as the mold problem goes, my advice still stands: replace all of the
soft goods (cushions, vberths, etc.), properly repair, caulk and seal the
deck, clean all surfaces thoroughly, dry and keep dry.  I am sure that there
is mold in the lazarette.  Time and nose will tell.

As far as the photos go, I am so upset with the LG/QualComm folks.  I was
taught how to take a snapshot some 50 years ago by my Dad using a Kodak
Brownie.  When I looked for the photos last night, I could find none.  Over
the years, I have managed to take the inside of a lens cap and shoot with
invisible film (not properly loaded), but I never had to PRESS THE SAVE
BUTTON after taking each shot (pressing the TAKE button.)  Oh well, lesson
learned - I've been "taken."

All in all, I was happy to help.  I only wish more people would provide a
few hours and their experience on a Sunday afternoon to make this place a
bit nicer.  I heartily welcome you folks to the strangest, most diverse and
opinionated sailing family around.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer


From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 11:14 AM
I'm sorry to say that I forgot my camera although Shawn, my partner in the
boat, and Mike took photos with their camera phones.  Other than that the
pics on the add are pretty representative o her condition.  One thing, there
was a lot of speculation that she had mold.  First indication is that she
does not.

Hank

On 9/18/06, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> congrats....pics to follow?
>
> Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:  Well, we got our new (to us) boat home on
> Sunday with out too many
> difficulties. Once again, the Rhodes Family has proven out to be an
> absolutely great bunch of folks. Mike Wiesner has an '81 and lives close
> to
> the boat and generously offered to help us out. It turned out to be a
> godsend as we eventually had to build an A Frame out of 4x4s to lift the
> front so we could slide the trailer underneath. Mike's knowledge of this
> year Rhodes and the local area really helped us get the job done.
> Otherwise
> we would have had to leave the trailer, let the boat yard load it and then
> return the following weekend to pick it up. Not something I really wanted
> to think about doing.
>
> When we got to LI, we met the original owner, Norman Gross, who was very
> generous and gave us a lot of little extras he had like fuel tanks, and
> some
> extra sails. The real gem was a virtually brand new Spinnaker with with
> spinnaker and whisker poles. Additionally, he gave us a good price on a
> 2004 8hp Evinrude that he bought 2 years ago for the boat.
>
> When we got to the boat, we found a years worth of accumulated rainwater
> inside, that took us a while to bail, but when we finished she was fairly
> dry. The only thing wrong that we can see so far is their is a slight
> softness in the starboard foredeck, the floor in the cabin needs to be
> replaced and the bottom needs to be completely stripped and repainted,
> possibly with a barrier coat first. The gel coat on the hull is absolutely
> gleaming and looks almost brand new. The topsides look pretty darn good
> for
> 24 year old boat. All in all, it looks like we got a real winner.
>
> Thanks to all and a really big thanks to Mike.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hank
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