[Rhodes22-list] hull & cockpit color question

[cowie]

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include the photo I meant to attach to my reply.  This is my new 2009 blue
hull in the fall of 2010.  
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David Bradley wrote:
> 
> Have seen shiny blue R22 in thge spring. Never seen one in the fall at
> all.
> 
> 
> On 1/31/11, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
>> Roses are Red
>> Violets are Blue
>> Dark colors will fade
>> But white will stay true
>>
>>
>> Nuff Said
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of KUHN, LELAND
>> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 12:12 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] hull & cockpit color question
>>
>> 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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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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