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The Rhodes has many many advantages that none of those others have.  I am sure you have memorized the vast website.  It's design isnt out-dated but possibly the oldest design of all of those.  A good classic never fatigues the eyes!
One thing to consider is that since it is still in production banks and insurance companies would prefer it.
Talk to Stan about what you want.  You can make it faster by choosing a racer version but it sounds to me like creature comforts would suit you and your dad better.  The nice long cockpit and room for your feet under the seat would probably make both of you much more comfortable!
Hey its cockpit is more comfy than on my 43' cutter!!!!


> On Mar 26, 2015, at 12:39 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> 
> 
> Hello Rhodies.   I’ve
> been lurking on this list for a couple weeks and cyber shopping for
> months.  I get to meet Stan in June and
> finally see the Rhodes 22   I hope to
> fall in love despite her aged looks.   I
> also wanted to query the fleet   I’ve  been sailing on a Buccaneer 18 for over 30
> years.  I started crewing on the same
> boat as a kid.     The Bucc is a described
> in Sailor Anarchy as “a fast boat.  
> Initially very tender, but firms up just before she capsizes”   She lacks a self bailing cockpit.   Mine is not set up for racing, I just play
> around. 
> 
> I’m looking for a couples cruiser I can dock at the local
> reservoir (southern Ohio) and sail more frequently than my dingy.    I also hope to take her to Lake KY or the
> Great Lakes for a long weekend once or twice a year.   I tend to keep equipment forever, and am looking
> for a quality boat that will still be serviceable in 20 plus years when I
> retire.    Therefore I’m avoiding plywood decks and iron
> centerboards.    I’d like a stable boat I can take my dad out
> on.   He taught me to sail the Bucc when
> I was a kid, but is no longer agile.   
> 
> I wanted to give the group a chance to sell me on this boat    My experience is almost entirely one design
> on inland waters where few other sailboats play.     My Great Lakes experience is mostly paddling a canoe down the shore (bits of 4 lakes).    I’m
> looking at a few other trailer sailors.  
> 
> Catalina 250 is reportedly very difficult to launch without
> a full team and plenty of time.    It is
> more boat then I want.
> 
> Hunter 23.5   Day
> sailor with accommodations suitable for a quickie after sunset, but not
> necessarily designed for a full weekend.  
> The lack of a real head is a negative.  
> I did like the 23.5 when I saw it in a boatyard.   I haven’t seen a 240 yet.  The 250 reportedly makes a lot of leeway.   Not many of these heavy boats were made..  The 260 is too wide to legally trailer. 
> 
> Macgregor 26 S (not the motor cruiser) is analogous
> to a Chevy Impala.   Fast but poor
> handling, they are inexpensive and plentiful.   
> To misquote Dr. Who: ”It’s smaller on the inside”.    Predictable necessary upgrades include a
> roller furler jib, new sails,  an ida
> sailor rudder,  reseal the fittings and upgrade
> the head door.    I’d likely also end up
> rewiring it.     I’ve
> rafted up with one.    She kept up with
> my Buccaneer fairly well, being light and long.   The styling is a product of the 80’s but so
> am I!   
> 
> Percision 23:  I
> haven’t seen one.   The reputation is
> unpredictable quality in a family cruiser.  
> Not many built.     Good performance, but no head.   
> 
> Rhodes 22.   Appears
> to be an older Mercedes.    I haven’t seen
> one yet.     The reputation is well engineered
> but expensive.      Refined
> handling, but a slow boat.     Relatively good access to the foredeck may be vital in Lake Erie chop.   Many parts custom to
> ‘Mercedes’ (GB) which is not a problem as long as Mercedes remains
> healthy.     I will look at a recycled or
> recently recycled boat out of the corral.   I doubt I will commission a new
> sloop. 
> 
> I’m not expecting an Ultimate 20, but hate to entirely
> sacrifice performance.  The IMF seems
> very cool, at the cost of roach and battens. 
>  Does anybody know how it affects Portsmouth
> numbers, etc.?.    Perhaps Stan can invent
> ‘in boom furling’.    Every boat is a compromise.   I
> appreciate any insight or thoughts from the Rhodes fleet.    
> 
> 
> 
> Alex Cole
> 
> Urbana Ohio
> 
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