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

[elle]

Matt...Why 4 adult?? Just get one each for you & the
wife...& kids also..(altho' my kids could swim like
fish they still had the auto-inflatables) & have the
other orange CG ones for guests....I believe the
auto-inflatables are now CG approved...I have the
lapel-style...mine are not CG approved so I have to
have enough orange ones aboard for all passengers...

Yarn tell-tales...do color coordinate to the hull or
canvas...I also have them in red along w/ the
windex....

Re: transducer...never sail where the birds are
walking nor in a crabpot field....that oughta do
it...;^)  You could get an inex. stand alone depth
sounder & save some $$.

Definitely get a compass as was already suggested...

Look in the West catalog for info..then go shopping
online..West has a telephone # you can call to get a
real person who can give you info on all this
stuff....then you can go shopping online....if you
find a good price from a bricks & mortar store online
& it's lower than West, they will match...but only if
a store exists.

elle


--- Matt Brentjens <brentjens at mchsi.com> wrote:

> 
> Thanks for the advice everyone!
> 
> Elle --
> I wanted a transducer because the Abemarle and
> nearby rivers are notoriously
> shallow.  Stan told me it is overkill ("The
> centerboard is my depth
> finder"), but I guess I just need my toys!  Thanks
> for the infor on
> WestMarine, since most of the things I wanted I
> found there . . . I'll check
> elsewhere for lower prices.  The thing that kille me
> about the automatically
> inflating PFDs is frankly the price.  At a minimum,
> I guess I'd need 4 adult
> and 2 children's PFDs . . .  Of course now that I
> say it, it sounds pretty
> stupid to go all out for my accessories and skimp on
> safety equipment
> 
> mjm --
> As for the radio, I didn't find one with a remote
> access wireless mike.  GAM
> antenna?  I'm afraid I still have a lot to learn . .
> . Do you have any brand
> names?
> 
> Slim --
> Yarns on the shrouds huh?  That's a great idea!  Do
> ABBA tapes work as well
> as Yani?
> 
> Thanks again for all the great advice.  Any other
> recommendations/suggestions would be very welcome!!
> 
> Matt Brentjens
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We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


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