[Rhodes22-list] Hit by a car, can my rhodes be saved?

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Primo Idea, Mike!

Art


-----Original Message-----
>From: "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
>Sent: May 30, 2010 3:23 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hit by a car, can my rhodes be saved?
>
>Alex,
>
>Since you purchased the boat and trailer separately, you should to explain 
>to the insurer that they will need to remove the boat sans trailer.  They 
>will probably just total it and let you keep it.  It will cost them quite a 
>bit to have it transported without a trailer to the disposal site.
>
>Mike
>s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>Nissequogue River, NY
>
>
>From: "Alex McKenna" Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 1:31 PM
>>
>> I feel pretty confident I have the tools and skills to repair it, I have a 
>> 4
>> ton rolling U frame hoist that I bought to lift a 26' sailboat to replace
>> the keel, It should have no problem lifting the Rhodes. As I speak to more
>> people about the insurance, I feel increasingly I will get very little 
>> money
>> for the boat, it will be totaled, and I may not be able to buy it back as
>> salvage.
>>
>> So, I have started considering my other options, I could sell the very 
>> nice
>> dual-axle aluminum trailer it is on, with all new springs, hangers, 
>> rotors,
>> brakes, etc.  Take whatever pittance the insurer's give me, and buy some
>> other inexpensive sailboat for the next few years I can take my wife and 
>> two
>> young children sailing with this summer.
>>
>> There is a 74 Oday 22 with a trailer in apparently good shape for $2100 on
>> craigslist. Any one have experience with the Oday 22?
>>
>> Really I want my children to experience life on the water, away from TV,
>> video games, and the like. To do an occasional overnighter. The kids are
>> little, 3 and almost 6, so we don't currently need a large boat.
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>>
>> Greg PA wrote:
>>>
>>> I agree with John 100%. I was in the same position last year. If you take
>>> on too big a project, the boat will be on the hard all summer and you 
>>> will
>>> start to lose enthusiasm. eBay is full of 1/2 done project boats that the
>>> owner lost interest. Get it fixed to the point you can sail safely, then
>>> re-evaluate what you want to do with her over the winter.
>>>
>>>  "The only other option is to laminate on the outside then fair it as 
>>> best
>>> you can. If you can live with a minor hull distortion it might be the
>>> cheap easy way to go sailing this summer. 4-5 layers of glass should do
>>> then seal and paint damaged area only and wait for a better rhodes to 
>>> buy.
>>> Just thinking out loud
>>> John S"
>>>
>>>
>>
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