[Rhodes22-list] R22 Delivery Options

[cowie]

Lee:

I plan to keep the boat in the water at one facility and don't need the
trailer at first and will go with Stan's delivery option.  I can always add
a trailer latter on if I decide I want more mobility.

Thanks



Leland wrote:
> 
> "Cowie,
> 
> If you absolutely want a trailer, I'd go with option #1.  Trailers are
> nice if you really think you'll want to sail in different areas that you
> can't reasonably reach by water.  Another big advantage is that you can
> pull your boat out anytime you want for dry storage or to do work on her. 
> However, the return-on-investment for buying a trailer is non-existent if
> you plan to keep your boat in the water at a full-service marina.  The
> cost for Herrington Harbor to pull and dry store your boat every year will
> be cheaper than the purchase cost, tax, title, tags, insurance, storage,
> and maintenance of a trailer.  Stan doesn't recommend the expense of a
> trailer if you're on a budget.  I didn't buy one and haven't regretted it.
> 
> If you don't get a trailer, I'd go with option #2.  Well worth the money
> considering it includes the training and sailing that goes with a
> commissioning.  If you factor in the fuel, vehicle, labor and overnight
> meals and lodging; it's not a bad deal.
> 
> #3 & #4 sound good on paper, but in reality it would be smarter to have
> your first sailing adventures close to your marina.  You can always sail
> down and visit Stan later if you need to pick up a screw or a lightbulb.
> 
> Congratulations and good luck!
> 
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent Island, MD"
> 
> 
> cowie wrote:
>> 
>> I plan to take delivery of a new R22 spring of 2009, am considering the
>> following options.
>> 
>> 1. Buy a trailer, drive to  Edenton from Washington DC, pick up the boat
>> and take it to Herrington Harbor in Deal Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. 
>> This is probably what most people do and would be fine if I had a place
>> to keep a trailer.  I live in Washington DC and don't have any place to
>> keep a trailer.  Herrington Harbor would be happy to store the trailer
>> for me but over several years it would probably cost me as much to store
>> the trailer as it would be to buy a new one.
>> 
>> 2. Have Stan deliver the boat to Herrington Harbor via one of his
>> trailers including transportation.  Probably pretty costly.
>> 
>> 3. take possession in Edenton and sail the boat out of the Albermarle
>> Sound, up the Chesapeake bay to Herrington Harbor.  Probably not a very
>> safe option unless weather conditions are just right.  Has anyone actual
>> taken possession of an R22 out of Edenton by sailing it out into the
>> ocean and then home?  Is the inlet from the sound to the ocean and easy
>> passage?  I have ocean sailing experience but it has been in a fixed keel
>> boat significantly larger than an R22.
>> 
>> 4. Have stan trailer the boat to Chesapeake Virginia near Norfolk and
>> sail up the Chesapeake Bay.  This option would limit the travel distance
>> for Stan, eliminate an ocean passage.  
>> 
>> I would be interested in anyones input or ideas on these or any other
>> delivery options.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
> 
> 

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