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

Hank hnw555 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 21 08:48:17 EDT 2011 

True, just slower.

Hank

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sometimes it is easier to jibe.
>
> SS
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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