[Rhodes22-list] FW: Potential Purchase

Sun May 18 21:25:41 EDT 2014

The photo looks great for that price.  Sail condition, is there a trailer, look for water in the bilge, condition to tiller, look for soft spots on the deck, etc.  At that price, and if the picture is accurate, it would be hard to go wrong.  Remember it is an old boat so you will have projects.  But new ones develop projects as well. 

Bob in Florida

On Sunday, May 18, 2014 1:30 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

too old - fixing costs more than boat is worth and then still have an 
old boat - some parts no longer available like those ports, etc. best 
advise from me when it comes to boats we did not build is to buy them to 
use /as is/ and if learn to love a Rhodes, get a good one.

then go sailing in Australia per this family:

ss

On 5/18/14, 11:21 AM, Chris Cowie wrote:
> Stan:
>
> Should you consider buying this boat to fix up an sell?
>
> Christopher P. Cowie
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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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