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

[Robert Skinner]

Matt,

If I've learned anything from this group of reprobate 
sailors, it is that a good yarn will tell you which 
way the wind is blowing - and it lasts longer than 
casette tape.

So I've used yarn for years.  As one person pointed 
out, it can be color coordinated with your boat.

Seriously, almost anything beats having to constantly 
look up - and untangling/fixing a wind vane (windex).

May you have many years of joy in your fine new boat.

/Robert
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Matt Brentjens wrote:
> 
> Thanks All!!!
> 
> Stan said I wouldn't be disappointed by the mailing list, and I'm not.  Any
> further suggestions would be appreciated!!
> 
> For the record, I'm going with the Garmin GPS.  I haven't had time yet to
> look into the VHF radio, but I'll look into the 600 series VHF.  I think
> I'll use Bob Dylan "blowin in the wind" tape for the yarns . . . forget
> about a wind vane (and yes, I have a tape copy of Blowin in the wind  -  the
> irony is just too good)!!!
> 
> Thanks for all the input and please keep it coming!!  As a soon-to-be new
> Rhodes owner, I can't offer any advice, but some day in the future, I hope
> I'll be able to dispense advice as well as receive it.
> 
> The question of PFDs bothers me, but I'll make sure I have several Class II
> PFDs and I'll  cover my family (ie. my ass) with automatically inflating
> PFDs for them.  Any advice as to where to buy??
> 
> Thanks for all your advice, and I hope to contribute more when I finally
> have the "Mr. Magoo."
> 
>  Thanks again!!
> 
> Matt B.
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Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven" 
Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."