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

Thu Jul 21 08:46:32 EDT 2011

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On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know that I sometimes had difficulty tacking with winds in that  
> range and
> higher seas as the waves would just about stop the boat before I  
> could get
> the nose across.
>
> Hank
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com 
> >wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> Please consider the environment before printing this email.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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
>> To: Rhodes List
>> 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
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pictures .... if I do it right .... let me know if I fail, please>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1984 Rhodes 22 - Refurbished by factory in 1996
>>>>
>>>> Asking $3,500
>>>> Will post pictures soon .....
>>>>
>>>> * 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"
>>>>
>>>> * 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
>>>>
>>>> Nothing wrong with this boat, I just bought a newer one and can  
>>>> only
>> sail one at a time ....
>>>>
>>>> Contact; Charles Nieman
>>>> blue66corvette at hotmail.com
>>>> 469-230-6983
>>>>
>>>>
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