[Rhodes22-list] any FL owners?

[Just bent]

I purchased my first boat, sight unseen. By looking at pictures & the list of
options it had. (Stan also said it looked like a good deal.) Then I drove
1800 miles to pick it up, & towed it 1800 miles home. I'm sure glad I did.
No regrets at all.
If it has the options you want & the price is in your range then buy it
because it will be spoken for soon.
I was out last weekend racing a Corsair F-24, I didn't win but I had a lotta
fun & didn't get bruised up.
I looked at all 3 of those boats you mentioned before I bought my Rhodes &
I'm sure I made the right choice.

Jbulfer
Just bent  



shannonofl wrote:
> 
> Hello all. I've been researching Rhodes 22s and lurking on this list for a
> while now. I'm a new sailor and am ready to buy my first boat.
> Unfortunately, though, the folks that I learned from and most of the
> people at their marina are into racing. They're a great group of people
> and I enjoy their company, but after crewing for them and collecting more
> than my fair share of bruises (a stranger asked me if I'd been caught in a
> hail storm!), I've come to the conclusion that I'd enjoy sailing alot more
> as a cruiser. So . . . my research has led me to you guys and I've also
> been in contact w/Stan and Robert Dobson about the boats they have for
> sale. My problem is that I hesitate to buy a boat sight unseen and
> especially unsailed. Stan will be at the St. Pete boat show in a couple of
> weeks and has offered to bring a reconditioned boat to me, but he
> (rightly) would like me to send him some money first. Robert's used 22 for
> sale actually has more of the features I'm interested in (bimini, marine
> head, and mast raising system), but again - I've not even sailed a Rhodes
> yet. Long story short - - is anyone on this message board located in FL
> and if so, would you be willing to help educate me? Thanks so much!
> 
> P.S. - If any of you can suggest a proper response to the "Rhodes 22s are
> slow and hogs in the water" comments I get when I tell the racers at the
> marina I'm considering one, I would surely appreciate it! They're all
> Catalina, S2, and Precision owners primarily.
> 

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