[Rhodes22-list] Please help a new Rhodes owner out

[Steven Alm]

I hate craning my neck to look at the top of the mast all the time.  I sail
on Minnesota's Lake Minnetonka and wind shifts are constant.  I find myself
"chasing the telltale."  I prefer yarns on the shrouds about six feet off
the deck so I can keep them in sight all the time.  Actually I use audio
cassette tape.  One 30 minute tape is a lifetime supply.  An old Abba tape
would do.  Or Yani.  Or that pan flute guy.  We use the How-to-quit-smoking
tape.  But you're not allowed to use Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind...that
would be so wrong!

Slim

On Jan 12, 2008 2:33 PM, michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:

> I would go with one that has a remote access wireless mike, pay up for a
> metz or GAM antenna with good quality wire, mount the windex on the
> antenna,
> They get replaced often. For GPS I would get a handheld with loadable
> maps,
> Bulkhead compass also.
>
> -mjm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Matt and Liz
> Brentjens
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:49 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Please help a new Rhodes owner out
>
> I've tried posting this several times, and it hasn't yet appeared on the
> list . . .
> I'm trying again . . . Sorry if this is a double post.  Thanks for any
> advice!
>
> Matt B.
>
> PS Thanks for the advice about coming here instead of through Nabble, EdK.
>
>
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>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm new to the forum, and I live in Edenton NC, just a block away from
> Stan's Rhodes 22 factory.
>
> To make a long story short, we are buying a new Rhodes 22 this spring.
> I am asking for some advice about accessories.
>
> I want a GPS navigation system, and have tentatively decided on the
> Garmin 545S GPS with transducer.  Does anyone have a Garmin?  Opinions?
> Do you need an antenna or is the built-in antenna adequate?
>
> I also am thinking about  the WestMarine VHF650 radio with DSC
> capabilities.  Any other recommendations?
>
> Finally, does anyone have a wind vane?  I was thinking about the Windex
> Sport 3120 model.  Does anyone think its even necessary and are there
> any other vanes I should consider?
>
> Any advice about life-vests?  I'm completely lost when shopping for
> life-vests since I've never personally owned a boat before . . .
>
> I should mention that we intend to sail the boat locally for the most
> part (the Abemarle Sound), but that we intend to sail to the outer banks
> as well (even as far as Charleston SC) from time to time.
>
> Thanks to anyone who responds.  I'm very much looking forward to my new
> boat ("Mr. Magoo" for reasons I won't bore you with).  I look forward to
> hearing back from other Rhodes owners.
>
> Matt Brentjens
> Edenton, NC
>
>
>
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