[Rhodes22-list] Additional Boat Show Report

[Leland]

Hank,

...and that bulb keel would be fun to dig out everytime you went aground. 
No seatbacks, standing headroom, or furling main.  Very few cruising
amenities and none of the Rhodes bells and whistles. Most important, you
could buy a small fleet of Rhodes for the price of one Sensei.  You can't
trailer it to the plant in Turkey and I couldn't afford to pay someone to
maintain all that teak covering the deck and cockpit.  But then I guess you
don't buy a Ferrari for its comfort and practicality.

Although Stan would never put a cheap looking contraption like that boom
kicker/vang set-up on one of his boats!  I mentioned that to the builder but
he didn't seem very appreciative.

Lee



Hank-5 wrote:
> 
> Pretty, but not any good for the Chesapeake with an 8' draft.
> 
> Hank
> 
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Finally able to stop by the boat show Monday afternoon.  Was fortunate to
>> see
>> Elton and Stan and their high-paid salesmen Mac and Chris.  The Rhodes
>> display never looked more impressive!
>>
>> Each year I walk around looking for my next boat.  It's funny how I once
>> thought the Rhodes to be overpriced.  Now I look at less expensive boats
>> and
>> they're just not comparable.  More expensive boats only seem to be bigger
>> and have just as many negative differences as positives.  If I were to
>> win
>> the lottery I still think I'd have to keep a Rhodes to park along side my
>> other yachts.
>>
>> Although I must admit this little baby caught my eye:
>>
>>
>> http://sailmagazine.com/boat-reviews/best-boats/sensei_9m_best_boats_nominee/
>>
>> http://sailmagazine.com/boat-reviews/best-boats/sensei_9m_best_boats_nominee/
>>
>> Lee
>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>> Kent Island, MD
>>
>>
>>
>> Rob Lowe wrote:
>> >
>> > Was Michael handing out any decoder rings while we has working. :) -
>> rob
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Michael Meltzer is working his ass off all day, every day,
>> > trying to sell boats.
>> >
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