[Rhodes22-list] Boat Buying as Democracy

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Fri Feb 4 13:40:21 EST 2011 

Peter,

Awlgrip can do.

Rick

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:37 PM, peter klappert
<peterklappert at comcast.net>wrote:

>
> Mercy beans to everyone who responded to my questions about hull and
> cockpit colors.
>
> As a child of the 60s I'd about settled on a psychedelic paisley, but then
> I remembered my age & went for charcoal gray herringbone.
>
> Actually, I have this knack for complicating anything & am still trying to
> decide. Geoff's new white R22 is so handsome, I'd be happy with something
> like that. But for sentimental reasons I lean toward a green (Awlcraft
> Forest Green) which Stan doesn't offer. Tune in again tomorrow, or the next
> day, or...
>
> Thanx again,
>
> P
>
>
>      >>>>>o<<<<<
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William E Wickman" <WEWickman at spectraenergy.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 2:37:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] hull & cockpit color question
>
> I have a dark blue hull and have never felt that it made the cabin hot at
> all, and I've had the boat in some pretty warm areas (South Florida, etc.).
>  It's my feeling that water temperature probably has more of a bearing on
> hull and cabin temperature than the hull color (though air temp will trump
> everything).  Besides, most of the Rhodes hulls are covered with carpet in
> the cabin area which adds an additional layer of insulation.
>
> Regarding, fading.  My original gelcoat did fade, but after Stan repainted
> with an awlgrip type epoxy it has looked shiny ever since.  It's also a lot
> harder/tougher finish than gelcoat.
>
> Bahama Bill
> s/v Fina Lee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of peter klappert
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 2:53 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] hull & cockpit color question
>
>
> What a gorgeous new R22, Geoff!
>
> I'm about to order mine and need to decide hull color. Geoff's boat has me
> reconsidering, but unlike Mary Lou, I lean toward something other than
> white.
>
> Lots of folks say (claim?) a dark color makes the cabin hot, even if the
> deck & cockpit are white. Is that true? Does anyone regret buying a colored
> hull for this--or any--reason?
>
> Mary Lou: since you have a white hull but a blue cockpit (navy? royal?), do
> you find the cockpit gets hot to sit in?
>
> This is especially important as I'll keep the R22 in Florida.
>
> Also, does anyone have experience with one of the deck surfaces that look
> like wood (or try to look like wood)? I saw something called New Teak in
> Annapolis, but there are other brands, too.
>
> Thanx,
>
> P
>
>
>
> SONG
>
> I could tell
> Of silence where
> One ran before
> Himself and fell
> Into silence
> Yet more fair.
>
>       --Yvor Winters
>
>      >>>>>o<<<<<
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:01:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Can't wait
>
> Geoff,
> Great looking boat.
>
> I really like the look of a white Rhodes. Fretless before recycling
> was a blue boat. The gelcoat had faded badly. Stan described the
> color as "an experiment that didn't work well". When he told us he
> had this boat available, he said he was going to paint her and asked
> what color we would like. We said we had been thinking about a white
> boat but we weren't too sure about putting white paint over blue
> gelcoat. Stan said he didn't think it would be a problem and 12 years
> later the boat still looks great. The bonus is that we got a blue
> gelcoat cockpit (easy on the eyes in bright sun and doesn't show as
> much dirt) as we decided that painting surfaces we walked on wouldn't
> be such a good idea.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22  Fretless
> recycled in 1998
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
>
> At 08:55 AM 1/31/2011, you wrote:
> >Thanks Bob. Yes, it's new. I will probably take advantage of your offer of
> >stepping help. I won't be doing the BEER cruise because we'll be back in
> WI
> >by late April this year.
> >
> >Dave, I believe I did get the instructions from Stan. I just haven't read
> >his literature yet. About the motor, I meant I would start it after
> hooking
> >it up to the hose. But, thanks for the warning, because I have done way
> more
> >stupider things then that!
> >
> >On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:23 PM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Geoff, I hope you gave many great years with your boat.
> > >
> > > Did you not get the written instructions from Stan for stepping and
> > > unstepping the mast?
> > >
> > > Did you mention that you were starting the motor with the boat on the
> > > trailer?  Not letting it run I hope.  It needs to be in the water to
> cool
> > > the engine when running.
> > >
> > > Best to you,
> > >
> > > David Bradley
> > >
> > > On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Geoff,
> > > > Congratulations!  Is the boat new because it looks it?  The
> > > stepping/unstepping procedure is very intimidating at first but after a
> few
> > > hundred times it will be like second nature.  Best advice I ever got
> was:
> > > before you do anything, just ask yourself "what will be holding up the
> > > mast?"  Works every time because if you can't figure that out then
> don't do
> > > it!
> > > >
> > > > Best of luck.  If you ever need advice about stepping/unstepping
> please
> > > ask because I have learned many shortcuts over the years.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, are you going to do the BEER cruise this year-it is out of
> Pensacola
> > > first week of June?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.sailingpensacola.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=680
> > > >
> > > > Bob K
> > > > Yankee Clipper
> > > >
> > > >> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:40:12 -0600
> > > >> From: geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com
> > > >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Can't wait
> > > >>
> > > >> We got back to Gulf Shores on Thursday PM. Total trip was about 18
> > > hours. I
> > > >> never drove over about 60 and was totally freaked after first
> leaving
> > > >> Stan's. Here I am driving on the highway with all these other
> vehicles
> > > and I
> > > >> have this beautiful boat behind me that anyone on the road could
> smash
> > > into
> > > >> if they happen to receive a text message that they just can't resist
> > > reading
> > > >> while I'm slowing down for traffic. Whew! And, there do seem to be
> many
> > > >> people on the highway staring down at their lap smiling. My
> assumption
> > > has
> > > >> always been that they are reading a text message; although; it's
> > > entirely
> > > >> possible that they're staring at something else in their lap and
> that's
> > > >> what's producing the smiles (at least the men). Not that there's
> > > anything
> > > >> wrong with that, but, certainly not while driving.
> > > >>
> > > >> Every time I glanced at my rear view mirror I said to myself, "holy
> > > crap,
> > > >> I've actually finally done this thing that I've been dreaming about
> for
> > > ages
> > > >> (actually, my first reaction was always "who is that a$$hole
> tailgating
> > > me
> > > >> so closely? Oh wait, that's not a tailgater, that's my boat."). It's
> > > >> amazing, though, that after a few hours of driving I finally settled
> > > down
> > > >> and actually spent more time looking through my front windshield
> than my
> > > >> rear view mirror. The F150 handled the towing fine. The extra weight
> I
> > > >> carried by towing the boat was offset by the lightness of my wallet
> > > after
> > > >> paying Stan.
> > > >>
> > > >> Stan's crew did a great job prepping the boat for trailering.
> Everything
> > > was
> > > >> locked down. During one rest area I tightened down one strap about
> 1/2
> > > inch
> > > >> and that was it! Wow.
> > > >>
> > > >> While at Stan's the weather was miserable. Rain and cold. When I
> arrived
> > > the
> > > >> boat was sitting in his yard fully rigged. We launched the boat just
> to
> > > go
> > > >> through the trailering procedure but we couldn't sail. Very cold and
> a
> > > thick
> > > >> fog. Once back on land his crew took me through the derigging
> procedure
> > > one
> > > >> step at a time. I participated somewhat, but my hands were so cold I
> > > >> couldn't even take the rings off the pins. While the derigging was
> going
> > > on
> > > >> my wife Joyce was standing by with an umbrella, a pencil, and a
> soggy
> > > piece
> > > >> of paper writing down all the steps as I yelled each one to her over
> the
> > > >> sounds of wind and rain. You know, things like "remove the pin from
> the
> > > aft
> > > >> lower shroud and connect the turnbuckle to the.....". You get the
> idea.
> > > Over
> > > >> dinner that night we tried to decipher the soggy, smudged list she
> had
> > > >> written and the above item came out something like "remove the pin
> after
> > > the
> > > >> low shods and turn the buckles." We had some good laughs. Maybe it
> was
> > > just
> > > >> the martinis I was drinking. I so wish I would have had a video cam
> to
> > > >> record the whole thing.
> > > >>
> > > >> We spent the night at the Captain's Quarters B&B in downtown Edenton
> > > (what a
> > > >> beautiful town Edenton is). The next day we added some straps to the
> rig
> > > and
> > > >> were on our way. We stopped at a rest stop before Atlanta and slept
> for
> > > a
> > > >> few hours in the truck and then proceeded. No way was I going to
> leave
> > > the
> > > >> rig in a hotel parking lot. I wouldn't have slept well worrying all
> > > night
> > > >> about the boat while suffering separation anxiety. I did sleep
> > > relatively
> > > >> well at the rest stop knowing the boat was attached to me via a
> steel
> > > >> umbilical cord of sorts.
> > > >>
> > > >> The first day's drive was windy, cold, and rainy. The second day was
> > > >> beautiful. We were soooo happy to be out of the cold wet weather.
> > > >>
> > > >> The boat is sitting in our boat yard here at the condo where I just
> > > stand
> > > >> there and stare at it lovingly. For the next few days I'll be
> sorting
> > > >> through things, getting some supplies, prepping and starting the
> engine,
> > > >> reading Stan's literature, etc. while I wait for our ramp work to be
> > > >> completed so I can rig and launch (Rummy.... still interested?).
> > > >>
> > > >> This boat is freaking gorgeous. What a beautiful product they build.
> It
> > > was
> > > >> great to finally meet Stan and Rose; they look well. Mark and the
> crew
> > > were
> > > >> also wonderful.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks to all of you who have supported me and advised me thus far
> in
> > > this
> > > >> adventure.
> > > >>
> > > >> Some initial pictures are at:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://picasaweb.google.com/geoffreylfarrell/Rhodes22?authkey=Gv1sRgCKL8sbTOlv-LPg&feat=directlink
> > > >>
> > > >> Geoff
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:26 AM, Sling <daysails at aol.com> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Hey Geoff I think you got this right. Order in winter so you can
> launch
> > > in
> > > >>> the Spring. Brace yourself for a rush of pride in ownership when
> you
> > > see
> > > >>> it. Joe
> > > >>>
> > > >>> BigM wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> I'm here at the Captain's Quarters in Edenton getting ready to go
> to
> > > >>>> Stan's
> > > >>>> to see my boat. I can't wait. Drive down (or up, actually) was
> > > perfect.
> > > >>>> It's
> > > >>>> cold here though. Geoff
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