[Rhodes22-list] Fair Price

[Mary Lou Troy]

Big issues as I see it:

Is the boat suitable for your use? 4 kids and 2 adults is a lot on 
any 22 ft boat. It might be OK for daysailing. It might be OK for 
overnighting if everybody really likes each other. The Rhodes has a 
big cockpit and sails well with a lot of rail meat so it might work. 
You haven't seen the Rhodes but it isn't any bigger than a Catalina 
22 or a Precision 23 so if you've seen them, you'll have an idea of the space.

As someone else noted, your Windstar may be marginal for towing and 
launching the boat. What is it's tow rating. We towed ours for years 
with a Chevy Blazer (5000 lb tow rating). We always said that if we 
had mountains to deal with we would want something more substantial. 
We now tow  with a Nissan Frontier (6300 tow rating) and we can 
certainly tell the difference even though we are only towing a short 
distance. My understanding is that 70s era boats were a few hundred 
pounds lighter than the newer boats.

Condition of the trailer. Sometimes lightly used trailers are not as 
well maintained as more heavily used trailers. I would want to make 
sure that it is structurally sound.

How handy are you? How much do you want to work on a boat vs sail a 
boat? The price sounds good but on a boat this age, you could easily 
spend 2 or 3 times that amount getting it into shape or it might 
truly be a steal. No way of knowing without a thorough, knowledgeable 
inspection.

I wouldn't offer anything until I saw the boat and put it in the 
water. Biggest issues you might face would be centerboard trunk 
problems or chainplate problems. Almost anything else could be fixed 
although some things would require a lot of time, effort or cash.

Best of luck,

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD



At 03:55 PM 4/15/2010, you wrote:
>Hello folks,
>
>It just occurred to me that I could run this by you.  I have the opportunity
>to get a 1977 Rhodes 22 for $2000.  Here is what I know (I have net yet seen
>the boat as it is ~8 hours away):
>
>Owner has known the boat since 1980, and owned it himself for 10 years
>Owner has not used it for the last 5 years (bought a bigger boat)
>    - Stored inside until last fall when it was stored outside, shrinkwrapped
>Sail Inventory (all unknown age/condition): 2 mains and a Genoa
>Standing rigging replaced 7 years ago
>Owner lists condition as "very good", still trying to assess what that
>means.
>No blisters or stress fractures
>No leaks
>1977 7.5 HP Honda 4 stroke engine (low hours)
>1977 Original trailer, used 2x per year to put in and take out for the
>season
>
>Issues that I know about:
>Roller furler was bent, and the tube replaced, and now somehow the Genoa is
>not the right size and needs to be altered (still working out what this
>is...I am sure my ignorance is preventing true understanding)
>
>Target audience: the Larson family, 2 adults, 4 kids with a Ford Windstar
>tow vehicle and a short commute to the lake.
>
>I definately like the esign of the boat on paper, but that happened with
>another boat, and then when I saw the real deal I did not like it very much.
>
>What would you say about this situation?
>a) Its a steal of a deal, don't let it go
>b) Its about what I would expect to pay for a Rhodes of this age/condition
>c) I'd offer less
>d) Don't touch it with a 10' pole
>
>Thanks,
>Eric Larson
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