[Rhodes22-list] Another newbie

[Mary Lou Troy]

Congratulations! You are going to love it! It was a pleasure talking 
to you at the boat show.

Seeing as how you liked my advice the first time, I'll chime in on 
this one too.

Colors are very subjective but we have multiple shades of blue on 
Fretless (a white boat with navy bottom paint). The Sunbrella on the 
sails and the bimini are Navy. The cockpit cushions are closer to 
what Sunbrella calls Pacific Blue (though they are the Phifertex mesh 
- not sure what color Phifertex calls it.) I wouldn't worry about the 
color of the pop-top enclosure - you'll be using it at anchor and at 
the dock but probably won't leave it up when you are away from the 
boat. Last I knew, Stan only had new ones only in a blue that was a 
little brighter than Navy - that may have changed but you'll probably 
have to go with what he's got. If he has used ones, there may be more 
choice in colors but ask about the style (placement of windows and 
screens) and the condition as there is a lot of variation.

I'd definitely go with the navy bimini, I would think the white would 
show every bit of pollution, dirt and bird poop.

If you are going to be trailering the boat, I'd definitely recommend 
a trip to Edenton to pick it up. When we did that in 1998 we were 
able to sail the boar for a couple of days on Albemarle Sound and 
then have Stan do a couple of little things before we brought it 
home. Got a sail with Stan which taught us more about sailing our 
Rhodes in an hour or so than we have learned since.

Best,
Mary Lou

At 11:15 PM 10/19/2011, you wrote:
>Hello All Rhodies,  If you were at the Annapolis show this year you may have
>noticed a dark blue-black hulled R22 among the three boats Stan and Elton
>hauled to the Show.  The boat looked brand new to Donna and me as we
>approached that Friday; we were surprised  to learn  that it was a recycled
>boat and very pleased too, as our budget was for a recycled R22 , not a new
>one.  So, trusting Stan as we have learned to do from reading the list for
>several years and from sailing with Stan out of Edenton  in May 2010, well
>readers, we bought it!  Chris Cowie, Mac McCready were there reinforcing
>from their own experience what we had read of the R22's good sailing
>qualities and Chris took us for a nice sail in his own OPUS, a lovely day.
>Finally Mary Lou Troy clinched the deal absolutely, showing and telling
>Donna how comfortably she and her husband live aboard for weekends and
>longer.
>      We'll be trading back to GB the San Juan 21, a very lightly built
>nimble day sailer/racer we bought as a starter /practice boat from Stan in
>May 2010.  The SJ has been fun to sail in Sheepshead Bay , Brooklyn (out of
>Gateway Marina) but its time to step up to a more substantial boat we can
>mini-cruise on ( especially when I retire in two years).  So the boat is
>back in Edenton for some additional fitting out.  Which leads to a Question
>for the list: we want a new Bimini and  poptop enclosure to be the same
>color.  Meanwhile, the already in place cockpit cushions are a medium blue,
>similar if memory serves to "Capri Blue" on the Sunbrella website. Stan
>advises that the bimini is available in Navy blue, white, red or green. So,
>should we opt for white or for the navy?  Is White too impossible to keep
>clean for long?  Will it be too discordant if the Bimini and cushions are
>different shades of blue?  Should we even care?  But you know how new
>parents are- I mean of the boat, our children are twenty somethings.  Donna
>hears me typing this, she just called out," I think blue".  What does the
>list advise?  Thanks in advance for all the other questions I'll be posing
>to you in days and weeks to come.  Richard (and Donna) Arking.
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