[Rhodes22-list] hull & cockpit color question
KUHN, LELAND
LKUHN at cnmc.org
Mon Jan 31 15:11:37 EST 2011
I could tell
Of silence where
One ran before
Himself and fell
Into silence
Yet more fair,
No more be said
It's faster in red.
--Sick of Winters
-----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=Gv1sRgCKL
8sbTOlv-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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