[Rhodes22-list] any boats for sale on the list?

[DCLewis1 at aol.com]

Yo Jason,
 
Perhaps I’m showing my ignorance, but we - the list - need to know more  
about you.  Where you are located and where is your brother is  located?  Where do 
you intend to sail?  So would you please introduce  yourself and give us a 
bit about your brother.  This is not just extraneous  information.  If you’re 
located in Fl and there’s a boat available in Mich,  it’s likely of no use to 
you - unless you’re willing to travel a fair amount and  trailer back.  As part 
of the trailer back info, do you have the vehicle  & trailer to haul it? Do 
you want a trailer to? Are you or your brother  interested in fixing up a boat 
- i.e. a project - or are you looking for  something that’s seaworthy to 
start?  How soon do you want it?  Do you  want the IMF rig or standard rig?  These 
are essential questions that need  to be answered before anyone can begin to 
help you.  Maybe you’ve answered  these and other questions before and I missed 
it, if so I apologize.
 
As a general matter, though, there aren’t usually a lot of good used R22's  
laying around.  It’s an excellent boat and enough prospective owners have  
figured it out that the boats move quickly when they become available.
 
Stan Spitzer at General Boats is an excellent resource and source for used  
R22s and refurbished R22s.  He’s got his fingers on the pulse of the used  R22 
market, he has used R22s in house, he refurbishes R22s, and he’ll even make  
you a new R22 if you want one.  A boat from Stan may cost a bit more than  
something you could pick up on EBay, but he’ll support his product and his  
product will work - support is critical, especially on any older boat.   R22s become 
available from time to time, but you have to monitor this list,  EBay, check 
the ads in boating magazines, etc, and when one comes up you have to  pounce - 
this gets to the issue of how soon do you need the boat, it’s  condition, how 
much effort are you willing to devote to buying it (time spent  reading the 
list, mags, shopping for boats and then deciding you don’t want that  one, 
etc).  If you haven’t already, I recommend you go to www.  Rhodes22.com, check it 
out, and after you’ve read and understood it all  give Stan a call.  If you 
and your brother are serious, I’d bet Stan can  find a way to help you out with 
an R22.
 
Welcome to the list.
 
Dave




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