[Rhodes22-list] Potential Purchase

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Hi Curtis,
You've already gotten a lot of good advice including to look at what 
GB has in the used corral. the GB support is well worth it.

There are a lot of people sailing R22s of the vintage you are looking 
at in Berlin. If you continue to be interested in this boat (which 
looks clean and well-maintained) a couple of things to investigate 
that no one has mentioned are the centerboard trunk (and the 
operation of the centerboard) and the obvious structural work on the 
cockpit seats. With the boat on the trailer, the centerboard and 
trunk can't really be inspected but the trunk is a major repair if 
there are problems. There are several threads in the archives of this 
list from people who have rebuilt the centerboard trunk on boats of a 
slightly older vintage than this one. It's a big job that will keep 
you from sailing. I'd be less concerned about the additional support 
added to the cockpit seats as they flex some in many of our boats. I 
would want to look at where the support is attached to make sure it 
isn't placing undo stress on the cockpit floor.

The owner also mentions rigging repairs - you might investigate 
further and consider that you may need to replace the rigging on a 
boat of this vintage. It is also mentioned that the sink is not 
connected to a drain. Usually, the sink connects to an open thru-hull 
above the waterline, behind the sink. You might want to see what is 
happening there.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
(recycled 1998)
Rock Hall, MD


At 08:48 PM 5/17/2014, you wrote:
>All,
>
>I'm currently boat-less, and looking to purchase a boat.  I found a '79
>Rhodes 22 for sale ($3000) on Craigslist.  Its been listed for at least a
>few weeks, and the price has come down at least once.
>http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/4452262521.html
>
>What are the things that I should look for?  This would be my first boat,
>i've only got about 20 hours logged solo, another 20 as crew on various
>boats.  I'm not looking to pickup a project, just a trailerable boat that
>will let me easily solo every so often, and based on reviews the Rhodes 22
>looks easily solo-able.
>
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