[Rhodes22-list] Permission to come aboard?

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Welcome Jeferson!
                                 My first Rhodes was a '76 also.  Bought it
new, but not as loaded, stole it for $6,354.  By coincidence, it is the
next boat to be made after Graham's boat (mine was GBX220053G76.  Last I
heard it was in AZ.  Anyway we all look forward to hearing about your
experiences on your Rhodes.

Chris G
Enosis
Medford, OR

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 9:28 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Jefferson:
> I am very excited to see that there may now be two Rhodes 22 boats in
> Canada. Welcome.
>
> My boat, Agile, is hull number GBX220052G76 making mine a 1976 as well. The
> number on the sail is 244. Your boat was built in May and mine in July of
> that year so they should be almost identical. I have been doing a major
> restoration and in the process have dissected almost every part of the boat
> so if you need to know more about what is under the skin of the boat I
> should be able to tell you. I am located on Lake Ontario at Kinston.
>
> Here is to great sailing.
>
> Graham
>
>
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>
> 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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