[Rhodes22-list] Other boat possibilities.

[JbTek]

Ed,
I came to the same conclusions.
 The idea with the larger boat was to keep a slip in San Diego, we visit all
the time, my brother lives there.
We can be there in a few hours, for free. I ruled that out mainly because I
want to be able to go out myself, no crew, just me, whenever I want. I
bought a book on how to Buy Your First Sailboat. It had a list of Sailboats
for beginners.
I read thru the list (they had a small write-up on each boat) & liked the
Quickstep 24. My wife picked out the Rhodes 22. I've been looking for a few
years because as I learn more, the boat changes. We went on a cruise to
Alaska & saw many cruisers on the inside passage. That looked like fun. I
started looking into steel boats. That didn't go very far.
I think I've narrowed the best choice for us to be a trailersailer, small
enough to handle easy but large enough to be comfortable for a weekend. My
wife is only a one night camper on land, and that's rare. The R22 looks to
be it.

    Jb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Other boat possibilities.


>
> Jay B:
>
>           No boat is going to be perfect; even if you design and build it
> yourself.  Go back and slowly reread Bob Keller's post:
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2007-February/038529.html
>
>            The R22, it is a very trailerable big daysailer.  You can
> overnight or even cruise.  It is not inherently easily trailerable but has
> been made so by Stan's continued refinements.  If you took a new design,
> think that if it had Stan behind it, in 20 to 30 years, it might also be
as
> user friendly.
>
>         Your wife liked the Hunter 38.  Then show her an Island Packet in
> the same size range.  The issue is that you would need to have a dock or
> slip to keep it.  And as Hank pointed out, even on boats of that size that
> are advertised as being able to single hand , you best be an experienced
> sailor and very athletic to boot.
>
>       You say that you have been looking for two years.  Are you waiting
to
> be too old to enjoy the boat?  If you get a Rhodes 22, you will learn how
to
> use it.  Then if you want a bigger boat, you will have a better
> understanding of what to look for.
>
>        The Rhodes 22 means sailing, there is more than one former Rhodes
22
> owner who now regrets the loss of sailing time.
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> addendum:  http://www.phrfne.org/
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