[Rhodes22-list] 1984 for sale - Question from prospective buyer

[Chris Cowie]

I tend to sail in all sorts of conditions including heavy wind and seas.  Twenty knots is a lot of wind for a relatively small boat especially one without a fixed keel.  The Rhodes 22 is over designed and the quality of construction better than a lot of other boats so it is very sound and will stand up to pretty severe conditions.  Personally I think 15 knots is about the limit for any sort of reasonable comfort for a boat our size however it is still sound in even more punishing conditions.  I sail on the Chesapeake bay and the seas start rising along with the wind when it starts blowing over 10-15kts.  Our boats are a bit more tender than a heavy fixed keel boat in these conditions.  I prefer the shoal draft rewards for exploration and light weight speed in light winds over a heavy keel boat.  Running before the wind with a heavy sea state can be a lot of fun.  I did this surfing the waves while sailing my boat the Annappolis boat show making the trip in record time surfing in the 7-8 kt range.

Christopher P. Cowie    


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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Charles Nieman
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 4:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] 1984 for sale - Question from prospective buyer


All
I have had a prospective buyer looking at the boat and he intends to do a fair bit of sailing in 20 kt winds. 
He is concerned about the ability of the boat to deal with these stresses. While I realize (and so does he) that a large part of this equation is dealing with the soundness of a particular boat. My question for the group (especially the part of you that sail in 20 kt winds regular, personally, I am not that brave) is "How well does a Rhodes hold up to these strresses? and Do you believe that Stan's construction standards offer an advantage for this kind of sailing?"
 
All comments welcome
 
Charles
 
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> > 1984 Rhodes 22 - Refurbished by factory in 1996
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> > Asking $3,500
> > Will post pictures soon .....
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> > * LOA: 22'-0" 
> > * LWL: 20'-0" 
> > * Beam: 8'-0" 
> > * Cockpit: 7'-4" 
> > * Pop Top: 6'-4" 
> > * Mast: 26'-0" 
> > * Displacement: 2,900 Lbs. Ballast: 700 Lbs. 
> > * Draft: Board Up: 20" 
> > * Draft Board Down: 4'-0"
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> > * Highly sought Inner Mast Furling system, recently reworked so it operates like new 
> > * Roller-furling 175% Genoa
> > * Sails are used but clean and in fair condition.
> > * Tiller handle is one year old
> > * Motor is 1998 5 hp Mercury 2-stroke with very few hours 
> > * Out board lift system
> > * Type IV floatation cushions
> > * PFD in a variety of sizes
> > * A GREAT day sailer, currently slipped at Joe Pool Lake (DFW Metroplex)
> > * Triad trailer (custom built for this boat) included in package
> > * Bottom paint is less than three months old
> > * Swim Ladder
> > * Cockpit dining table
> > * All titles in hand
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> > Nothing wrong with this boat, I just bought a newer one and can only sail one at a time ....
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> > Contact; Charles Nieman
> > blue66corvette at hotmail.com
> > 469-230-6983
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