[Rhodes22-list] Chris Cowie - More reply to your question with questions and comments

Sun Jul 27 23:38:39 EDT 2008

Chris,

Yes, that is how it is done.  For details, check out previous post on 
searching:

http://tinyurl.com/5ob3p6

or the original:

http://www.nabble.com/Chet%2C-you-seem-to-be-an-O.K.-guy%2C-but...-to16973745.html#a16975123

Mike
s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
       Nissequogue River, NY

From: "cowie" <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:57 
AM
>
> Thanks Mike:
>
> To search the archives do you just type in search words in the "search 
> this
> forum" dialogue box or is there some other location/method?  My current 
> plan
> is not to sail my new r22 from Edenton rather have Stan deliver it however 
> I
> might consider a future trip after I get better aquanted witht the boat.
>
>
> R22MikeW wrote:
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Here's a start:
>> http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-Edenton-to-Philadelphia-Re%3A-Rhodes22-list-Digest%2C-Vol-1...-to17222754.html#a17229281
>>
>> I'll look for more
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>>        Nissequogue River, NY
>>
>> From: "cowie" <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008
>> 9:10
>> PM
>>>
>>> Thanks, I did try to search using Captain Frone Crawford in the "search
>>> this
>>> forum" field but only found some random discussions and nothing specific
>>> about the Captains sailing adventure from Edenton.  I will stick with
>>> Cowie
>>> for now until I come up with a name for my new boat.  I am happy to cut
>>> some
>>> slack and have my seat belt fastened.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lady in Red wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Chris,
>>>>
>>>> You can be whoever you want to be on this board...I'd suggest Cowie as
>>>> it
>>>> is very distinctive and we already have Chris da Greek.....
>>>>
>>>> I'll let Ed, if he's so inclined, answer your direct questions to him.
>>>>
>>>> Welcome to 'da list..font of all there is Rhodes.....lotsa nice people,
>>>> some us can be a bit abrasive at times...cut us slack & we'll do the
>>>> same
>>>> for you.....fasten your seatbelt...
>>>>
>>>> You need to know something?? Ask & ye shall receive..and maybe an 
>>>> answer
>>>> to your question to boot!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> elle
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>>>>
>>>> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On Thu, 7/24/08, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> From: cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Chris Cowie - A reply to your question
>>>>> with
>>>>> questions and comments
>>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>> Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 8:45 PM
>>>>> Ed K:
>>>>>
>>>>> What's K stand for?  Do I really care? Am I supposed to
>>>>> ask?  Yes I am Chris
>>>>> Cowie.  Do you prefer I enter this forum as Chris Cowie or
>>>>> is Cowie ok?
>>>>> Does it matter to you?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have noticed a lot of interesting active chat on this
>>>>> forum over the past
>>>>> months and visit often looking for information that will
>>>>> help me narrow down
>>>>> my choices and decisions as a new rhodes 22 owner.  My
>>>>> first post to this
>>>>> forum included and introduction of who I am and what I am
>>>>> looking for in a
>>>>> Rhodes 22.  Maybe you should search the archives to find my
>>>>> original post
>>>>> although as a newbie I might not have posted it correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You gales/guys seem to have a lot of time on your hands and
>>>>> obviously enjoy
>>>>> the daily banter over the internet.   That's great,
>>>>> have fun.  I am not
>>>>> interested in the political discussions as you can see if
>>>>> you research the
>>>>> arvhives, might not be well worth it for you?
>>>>>
>>>>> The archives as you note are a valuable tool and I search
>>>>> these by going to
>>>>> the Rhodes 22 FAQ web site, is this the place you suggest I
>>>>> look for archive
>>>>> material?  Or should I be searching in a different way?
>>>>>
>>>>> I will try to be more specific in my subject line in the
>>>>> future especially
>>>>> to avoid any confusion that I am trying to make a political
>>>>> statement.
>>>>>
>>>>> A cheap trailer does not make sense to me, I have no place
>>>>> to store it and I
>>>>> agree with you that Stans set up and introduction to my new
>>>>> boat is
>>>>> invaluable and is the route I plan to go with.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks again for taking the time to reply to my questions
>>>>> and I look forward
>>>>> to continued enjoyment and education from this forum.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris Cowie in DC aka Cowie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tootle wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Cowie is the only name that appears on your posts, so
>>>>> is it Chris Cowie
>>>>> > that is posting questions about picking up a Rhodes 22
>>>>> in Edenton, North
>>>>> > Carolina?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Let me comment on your questions.  Could you sail from
>>>>> Edenton to
>>>>> > Washington, DC area?  It has been done and documented
>>>>> on this forum.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > A study of this forums archives will show that one
>>>>> Captain Frone Crawford
>>>>> > from near Philadelphia sailed his Rhodes 22 sailboat
>>>>> from the factory to
>>>>> > his dock in New Jersey.  And this was done just a few
>>>>> years ago.  So
>>>>> > research the archives and you should find those posts
>>>>> and his experiences.
>>>>> > Well worth the effort since they would give you
>>>>> accurate facts to the
>>>>> > questions that you asked.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Should you get a trailer?  Storage is an issue,
>>>>> especially in your area.
>>>>> > I would suggest that you specifically ask Lee, Mark P,
>>>>> Carol W., and the
>>>>> > many others from the D. C. area how they deal with
>>>>> this issue.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Specific questions in the subject line of posts will
>>>>> get better answers.
>>>>> > Just so they know that you are not replying or making
>>>>> a political or
>>>>> > social comment.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Trailer?  Stan used to have old painted type trailers
>>>>> cheap!  Such a
>>>>> > trailer is not recommended on such trips as made by
>>>>> Mike C. or Caesar, but
>>>>> > would serve getting a boat from Edenton to the D.C.
>>>>> area and for
>>>>> > occassional use such as emergency repairs, bottom
>>>>> painting, hurricane
>>>>> > protection, etc.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Trailering half way is probably not worth the effort.
>>>>> But there are
>>>>> > members of this forum half way, who work at mariniasn
>>>>> or have boats
>>>>> > already docked half way who would probably be happy to
>>>>> assist in such a
>>>>> > project and offer advice...
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Reread the other comments about the value of Elton
>>>>> Spitzer's contribution
>>>>> > to lauching.  Something that you cannot really put a
>>>>> dollar value to.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Ed K
>>>>> > Greenville, SC, USA
>>>>> > Addendum:  'Making right choices in gray areas is
>>>>> difficult.  To be aware
>>>>> > of the dilemma is not enough.   There needs to be a
>>>>> moral sensitivity
>>>>> > which remembers to ask the right questions at the
>>>>> right time.  To know
>>>>> > what is good is not enough.  There is a difference
>>>>> between waking up and
>>>>> > getting up. There must be specific decision for the
>>>>> right.  To be
>>>>> > sensitive and aware is good.  To make proper decisions
>>>>> is better.  The way
>>>>> > of victory is to maintain a moral stamina which
>>>>> continues.'   Paraphrase
>>>>> > of Bryan Crenshaw
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
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