[Rhodes22-list] Call for Advice

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Sun Dec 6 12:12:07 EST 2009 

Stan,

Sometimes old?  How does that work?  Sounds like a worthy objective for us
who have become always old.

You're not evolutionary, you're revolutionary!

Rick

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:12 AM, stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:

> and don' believe everything this group says about stan -  he is not that
> good and sometimes old, senile and grumpy.
>
> but do understand that many owners have boats much older than the one you
> are getting so some of the down sides they refer to are not available on
> the
> newer models with their evolution improvements.
>
> ss
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Call for Advice
>
>
> > Frank,
> >
> > Don't believe everything Stan says about this group. He is old and senile
> > and sometimes grumpy.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 12/3/2009 6:06:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > ftugwell at cox.net writes:
> >
> > Thanks  for the welcome, Elle.  Great group.  Is your boat red?  I have
> > been
> > wondering about color.  Stan thinks blue. I am thinking a  wine-dark red.
> > Advice appreciated.
> >
> > Frank Tugwell
> >
> > Contact  Details:
> > http://www.franktugwell.tel
> >
> > -----Original  Message-----
> > From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of elle
> > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 5:46 PM
> > To: The  Rhodes 22 Email List
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Call for Advice
> >
> > Ya  'done good', Frank.
> > You've just learned the first lesson as an R22 owner:  Stan knows it all.
> > Listen to him..(and Rummy & lotsa other  guys here know stuff , too.)
> > :^0
> >
> > Welcome to 'da  list.'
> > elle
> >
> > Beer is good....people are crazy
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22  Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
> >
> > --- On Thu,  12/3/09, Frank Tugwell <ftugwell at cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > From: Frank  Tugwell <ftugwell at cox.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Call for  Advice
> > To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'"  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 5:30  PM
> >
> > Thanks, Dave.
> >
> > Many thanks for the quick  response.  Stan is very high on the owners
> > group,
> > and often says "ask  the owners."
> >
> > Background: I have sailed many years, going from small (I  built and
> > sailed
> > a
> > Snipe-class boat when I was in my teens, owned a 30'  Soverel--like a
> > Tartan--and most recently owned a 43' Schucker motor  sailer).  I
> received
> > an
> > offer on my boat a couple of months ago and,  acknowledging that I have
> > not
> > been going on cruises lately, decided to  radically downsize.  This led
> me
> > to
> > the Annapolis boat show and the  Rhodes 22.  I will be sailing at first
> in
> > the Potomac, with weekend  cruises/overnights downriver, and then maybe
> > moving to the Bay.  I  work in Crystal City, VA, which is a very short
> > bike
> > ride to the Washington  Sailing Marina, so that is my first choice.  I
> may
> > consider using the  boat for the races held by the club that sails out of
> > the
> > marina.  I  am 67 and relatively vigorous, hoping to teach my grandkids
> > how
> > to  sail.  But the in-mast furling is a real attraction, as Stan
> > suggests.
> > I
> > have visited General Boats twice, and most recently  commissioned Stan to
> > build a new Rhodes 22 (expensive, but covered by what  I received for my
> > Shucker).  I have had "project" boats for 20 years,  and decided that a
> > new
> > boat would be right this time.  Hope I am  correct.
> >
> > I am planning to have Stan install any  instruments.
> >
> >
> > Frank Tugwell
> >
> > Contact Details:
> > 6406 Waterway  Drive
> > Falls Church, VA. 22044
> > 703-658-9162
> >
> > -----Original  Message-----
> > From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of David Bradley
> > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:47 PM
> > To:  The Rhodes 22 Email List
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Call for  Advice
> >
> > Hello Frank.  Welcome to the Rhodes list.  If you tell  us a little more
> > about yourself, the waters you will sail in and the types  of sailing you
> > will do the folks here will be able to provide better  advice.  For
> > example,
> > if you are sailing in coastal areas with narrow  cuts and strong
> currents,
> > you will be advised to get a larger motor than  you might need on a lake
> > or
> > open bay.  Also, if you spend some time  searching the archives you will
> > see
> > that there have been many discussions  on these topics.
> >
> > On your question on a depth finder, you can buy an  in-hull type that
> > shoots
> > through the hull, but you need to be sure not to  mount it over the keel.
> > Are you planning to have Stan install it, or do it  yourself after the
> > fact?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu,  Dec 3, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Frank Tugwell <ftugwell at cox.net>
>  wrote:
> >
> >> This is my first post to the Rhodes list and Stan has  suggested that I
> > turn
> >> to the owner for advice.   I  am buying a new Rhodes 22 from Stan
> > (probably
> >> delivery in April, 2010)  and have a number of questions about options.
> >> I
> >> would appreciate  any advice that other owners may offer.  A couple of
> >> questions,  to begin with:
> >>
> >> a)       What engine  should I buy-what size and what kind?  Note that
> >> the
> >> detachable  throttle and gear shift that appear on the boat-show boat
> are
> > no
> >>  longer offered by the manufacturer.  I am particularly interested  in
> >> getting
> >> an engine that is strong enough to easily reach  hull speed while
> pulling
> > a
> >> very small dinghy.  I am also  concerned that the engine allow easy
> > control
> >> when entering and leaving  a marina.  Any suggestions appreciated.
> >> b)     What instruments do I need?  At this point I am  planning to use
> > my
> >> handheld Garmin Oregon 400C for charts and  compass.  The one instrument
> >> that
> >> I really would like is  a large-screen, fixed, depth sounder that I can
> > put
> >> on the cabin and  see from the stern of the cockpit.  I would like to
> >> have
> >> one that  is "in-hull" mounted, rather than "through-hull."  If anyone
> >> has
> >>  experience with the options, I would appreciate help.
> >>
> >> Thanks  in advance.
> >>
> >> Frank Tugwell
> >>
> >> Contact  Details:
> >> 6406 Waterway Drive,
> >> Falls Church, VA 22044
> >>  703-658-9162
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