[Rhodes22-list] Introduction

[Sean St. Onge]

Lee,
Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, you're right, I could probably live without most of those things, but but of course why would I want to?
Obviously sailing is a lot of fun, but it's also a big chore, and that's the part I'd like to minimize. 
I never want the thought of the work involved to influence my decision whether or not to take my boat out on a given day. 
I know what you mean about captains not wanting to bother with all the sails. I see that all the time on 30+ foot boats around here. I even saw that on a ~40 foot ketch a few weeks ago. 
The Islander36 looks really nice, but that cockpit seems really small for a boat that size. I was on a Hunter 326 yesterday, and while there's plenty of seating room in the cockpit, switching sides
becomes a game of musical chairs, since the helm/helmsperson and folding table forced us to walk single file between the table and the cabin trunk. I suppose I shouldn't be evaluating cruisers
with the mindset of a daysailor, but I just can't help it. 
Did you have the roller furling 175% Genoa as well? What are your thoughts on that? When I was looking through the mailing list archives, I read that it can't really be furled too much without
ruining its shape, and that it isn't really "one jib for all conditions." 

Thanks and good luck to you too,

Sean


From: Leland ; 
To: ; 
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Introduction 
Sent: Mon, Sep 24, 2012 4:53:31 PM 
Sean,
Welcome aboard!
Good list of must-have features.
I could live without the IMF but certainly wouldn't want to.  It's just so
easy to deploy, furl, and store.  I rarely reef the main but when I do it's
much easier than reefing a nonfurling main.  I went out on an Islander36 on
Saturday and the captain used only the Genoa because he was feeling too lazy
to deal with the mainsail.  I love his boat and certainly like many things
about it more than our Rhodes, but I kept comparing (to myself) all the many
more things that I like about our boats.
It's nice to have a working electrical system for everything it does and
Lake Michigan is a much larger area than I sail.  Just an FYI, I rarely use
my radio and the one time I used it in an emergency the Coast Guard asked me
to call them back on my cell phone.
The motor mount and tiller linkage system I could also live without but
again wouldn't want to.
I've been looking around for a replacement for my totaled Rhodes and your
price is realistic.  My problem is finding one in my price range (don't want
too cheap and can't afford too expensive) that I don't have to travel
half-way across the country to see.  I don't want a trailer; can't keep one
in my neighborhood; don't want to pay to store one; and certainly don't want
to buy an over-priced towing package for my wife's SUV.  There just aren't
that many used Rhodes22s out there to choose from.
Good luck with your search!
Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD
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