[Rhodes22-list] rhodes 17 for sale - This is time for more info from the maker of Picnic 17

[stan]

Peter T must have misunderstood.  (He would have to show me that account in 
writing).  The Picnic is not a Rhodes and was designed by naval architect 
Nils Lucander in 1959.

ss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Trovato" <petermetro at email.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] rhodes 17 for sale - This is time for more info 
from the maker of Picnic 17


>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: stan
>  To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] rhodes 17 for sale - This is time for
>  more info from the maker of Picnic 17
>  Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:39:20 -0400
>
>
>  OK:
>
>  it was designed by ss and Nils Lucander, then unknown, today does
>  have a NA
>  reputation.
>
>  they were built for GB by outside contractors from KS to Nova Scotia
>  during
>  the early sixties.
>  about 300 were sold.
>
>  this particular boat was built in the sixties and its e-Bay claims
>  are
>  inaccurate.
>
>  It may be worth the price for its antique value. Roger Macgregor
>  tells me
>  it inspired his current skiing sailboat since the Picnic was
>  advertised as a
>  sailboat and a motor boat with some ads showing it with a steering
>  wheel and
>  35 HP motor
>  pulling two skiers. It also came with an inboard jet motor but proved
>  too
>  noisy and hard to back up.
>
>  ss
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Tootle"
>  To:
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:03 PM
>  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] rhodes 17 for sale - This is time for more
>  info
>  from the maker of Picnic 17
>
>  I had called Stan about the Picnic 17 when I was given one..by a
>  friend and needed some specs according to Stan 100 or so were made
>  and the boat is a Rhodes.........Peter T
>
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