[Rhodes22-list] Welcome Patrick - You want a Rhodes

[Al Gunther]

Hi Patrick, I'm new to the list as well - I been lurking a few days..( Hi
everybody! )  I did have the good fortune to actually see a Rhodes 22 last
fall at the boat show in St. Claire Shores (Detroit).  Eldon (Stan's
brother) gave me the  grand tour -  He spent like an hour and 20 minutes
answering all my questions from stem to stern literally and figuratively.
It's exactly what I want and need.  I just got to pay off some bills
(daughter getting married, remodel mother's house, a few kids college bills)
then I will have one.

It's not the boat to sail to Pongo-Pongo , though people have done it with a
lot less.  However it's incredibly well thought out, tough, easy to handle
and live with, spacious (for 22 feet) , shallow draft, easy to launch.  I
was really impressed.  Yeah - I've looked a lot , I can't see anything
that's as easy to live with, practical, and innovative as the Rhodes.  I
kind of bet everyone here is going to tell you that. Go see one.  Find Eldon
and Stan - these guys are the real deal, no high pressure sales team, no
gimmicks - no flash just a good boat that's been refined for years and years
till it's better than any little trailerable sail boat out there.

My first post-  hope I did this correctly.   Nice to be here, looking to
meeting all of you.

Al Gunther
al.gunther at gmail.com