[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes hit by car update

[David Bradley]

Alex, congratulations!  It sounds like things have worked out for the
best, in a rather circuitous way.  I love "Fortuitous."

It's a bit of a drive, but I remember that there is a free boat ramp
in Westport under I-95 that has no overhead power lines and a straight
shot to the Sound.  I also remember a ramp in Charlestown, RI on
Ninigret Pond.  If you launched there, you could camp overnight in the
protected salt pond and sail Block Island Sound during the day.  Or
better yet, sail to Block Island and throw a hook out in the harbor to
camp.  The donut boat will come by in the morning and sell you
breakfst.

There must be something in Essex, straight down the CT River.  I can
ask a friend who lives and boats there if you don't come up wiht
something.

Here's a thought - find a boat yard on the Sound or just off the sound
where you can leave the boat on its trailer with the mast stepped, and
have an easier drive and in-the-water experience.  I'd bet that the
guy in the marina in Charlestown would be happy for that business.

Good luck!

Dave B




On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Alex McKenna <alex at brightrhino.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone!
>
> Finally I have some good news to report, the driver's insurance company paid
> me for the destruction of the sailboat. I called Stan, he agreed to give me
> a credit for whatever salvageable parts were on the old boat, so I towed it
> down to Edenton. I spent two days with Stan, Elton, Rose and the guys and
> picked out a beautiful 86 Rhodes 22. Mike and Edwin cleaned it up and fixed
> a few minor items, then they took me out on the sound for a sail. The first
> time I have actually sailed in a Rhodes 22. It was terrific.
>
> I had a little trouble with the truck on the drive home, so that took about
> 17 hours, but I am safely home, with my new-to-me boat.
>
> It has a bimini, roller furling main, an enclosed marine head, a hatch over
> the head, a solar panel adjacent to the hatch. A nice new plastic
> companionway hatch.
>
> It is, by far, the most beautiful boat I have ever owned. I am excited.
>
> Now I am trying to find some places to go sailing near me in Connecticut, we
> live outside Hartford, so the Long Island Sound is about an hour away, I am
> still a novice sailor, so I am looking for a more protected area to begin
> with. We drove to the area around Niantic looking for a good ramp, there is
> a state ramp, but it is above two bridges. We also found a ramp at Pleasure
> Beach, but the water seemed pretty shallow at the ramp.
>
> If anyone has any ideas about good places to sail in the area, I would be
> grateful to learn of them.
>
> Are there any lakes in the CT/MA/RI area to sail on?
>
> My two kids, 3 and 6, are excited to sail, I think my wife is indulging me.
>
> It has no name, we are considering "Fortuitous"
>
> Stan called me on Monday after I returned home, and said my old boat was
> damaged beyond repair, the centerboard trunk was ruined from some earlier
> damage. So if I had tried to repair it myself, it would have leaked terribly
> once in the water. I read the article on repairing the centerboard trunk on
> rhodes22.org, that was a lot of work.
>
> Here is a picture, perhaps someone here knows who owned it before me, it had
> a Virginia hull id on it.
>
> http://alexmckenna.com/content/fortuitous Fortuitous
>
>
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