[Rhodes22-list] HR 27 picture of shell

[budconnor at earthlink.net]

Wally,
   at the residence where I keep my boat, the owner has a 39' Nicholson with the main
on a roller furler.  I plan to sail with him off shore this spring and see how well his main
handles compared to the ease of a Rhodes IMF.

-Bud

-----Original Message-----
>From: TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 15, 2007 8:44 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] HR 27 picture of shell
>
>You guys are correct...it seems quite a few of us solo..what attracted me to 
>the R22 was the Rhodes name and the IMF. I had faith in anything Rhodes 
>would put his name on. The IMF works well...I wonder if same design woudl 
>scale up? IMF with jib furler makes it simple to single hand. A 27 footer 
>can be single handed as well but without IMF it is more work. Big sails can 
>get heavy especially on a cold wet windy day. I love not having to mess with 
>sails covers and no sail bags taking up storage space.
>
>I realize you couldn't call this a "Rhodes" but GB has a great rep in the 
>industry. It will be interesting to see how things proceed. Many challenges.
>
>Wally
>
>
>>From: "Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.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] HR 27 picture of shell
>>Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:41:59 -0500 (EST)
>>
>>Rummy,
>>No secret to you - a 27' boat is in a different world from a 22' boat, 
>>especially our Rhodes 22.  The feel is very different, the solo challenges 
>>are much greater.  From my recollection, the hull shape is different.  You 
>>are right, lots of questions out there.
>>Art
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>> >From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>> >Sent: Feb 14, 2007 9:01 PM
>> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] HR 27 picture of shell
>> >
>> >Dave,
>> >There are a lot of questions and right now few answers. The reason to 
>>build
>> >the R27 would be simple to state because a lot of R22 owners want all the
>> >goodies that we have become accustomed to in the R22 that are not 
>>available in
>> >any other boat, in totality. Only Stan listens to his buyers and 
>>understands
>> >what makes us tick. I would like a larger boat simply for the amenities, 
>>but do
>> > not want to give up anything. I sail a lot single handed and want to
>> >continue  being able to do so.
>> >
>> >Rummy
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