[Rhodes22-list] Permission to come aboard?

Sat Mar 28 11:21:57 EDT 2015

Antique value?  Just like its builder.

Mike
s/v Windlass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY

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from stan

Thanks for the beautiful history, Jefferson.  In this business it has never
been the dollar (US or Canadian) that counts - just the thought..

your boat may have great antique value soon.

ss

On 3/28/15 10:21 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
> I am the new owner of a '76 Rhodes, hull number GBX220092E76. Despite 
> my admiration for the beauty and ingenuity of the boat's design I 
> would likely not have dared to make the jump if I hadn't discovered 
> this site and the generosity and patience of its contributors. I feel 
> honoured to join your ranks.
>
> About me: I grew up in a sailing family. Back in the dawn of time when 
> dinosaurs roamed the earth we sailed 14' Ackroyd dinghies, then Rhodes 
> Bantams, and on to Lightnings and Flying Dutchmen and most recently 
> Flying Scots. I discovered cruising  when a good friend bought a 
> Catalina 25, and promptly came down with 2 foot-itis - 25 became a 
> Catalina 27, then a Columbia 31 and finally a Mirage 26. We sailed on Lake
Ontario, up the St.
> Lawrence River past Quebec City, and all over Lake Champlain - which 
> is really an inland sea 100 miles long and up to 10 miles wide in places.
>
> Then he sold the Mirage, and I thought well hell, now what am I going to
do?
> After a lot of looking, I came across the Rhodes and fell in love.
>
> The boat: named "Patience," which feels quite appropriate consider how 
> long I looked for it. Among the papers inherited from the previous 
> owner is the yellowed but legible order sheet for the boat in 1976, 
> from GBC in Irvington-on-Hudson. With all the options the original 
> owner chose the bill for a brand spanking new Rhodes Continental came 
> to $8,095.  The second owner bought the boat in the early '80's andy 
> sailed it on the Ottawa River, and then 22 years ago, so he told me, 
> they bought a cottage on a lake too small for sailing and it has remained
on its trailer under cover ever since.
> I did a pretty thorough inspection with someone more experienced than 
> I, and it seems to be in pretty good shape. All original, including 
> cushion covers, the icebox, porta-potty and two burner alcohol stove 
> that was standard on RC models in '76.  It is equipped with a 150 
> genoa. The work it needs seems to be mostly cosmetic, aside from 
> running rigging which needs to be updated, and if it doesn't sink to the
bottom on launch day I'll be delighted.
>
> I'm going to moor it on Lake Memphremagog this summer while I work on 
> it, and then on Lake Champlain. I plan to send 10% of the price I paid 
> to Stan, which isn't going to thrill him since I didn't pay much, and 
> in Canadian dollars, but seems the right thing to do anyway. I'm not 
> sure what I'll be able to afford to buy from General Boats, given the 
> current exchange rates and my own budget. But it will be my first stop
when I go shopping.
>
> So that's me and Patience, slowly emerging from the melting snow. I 
> have about six million questions but will try not to test your 
> patience. I can't download any attachments with "Old Nabble" in the 
> address, and if anyone could enlighten me I will continue to scour the
archives for answers.
>
> Jefferson Lewis
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