[Rhodes22-list] Permission to come aboard?

Sun Mar 29 13:11:31 EDT 2015

Thank you Mary Lou. The attachments I have tried to download are from the
archive, with Old Nabble as the address. Clicking gets me an Ooops file
not found messageŠ.?

Best,

Jefferson

On 15-03-29 9:36 AM, "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

>Hi Jefferson,
>If you have some specific attachments you want to open you might try
>the list archives (which go back to 2002, the list is older than
>that) on the Rhodes owners site. You'll need the date and probably
>the subject line of the message, but you should be able to see the
>attachments by clicking on the links within the message.
>
>Here are the archives
>http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/
>
>And more info about the list from the Rhodes Owners' site
>http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
>Welcome to the list.
>
>Mary Lou
>Fretless
>1991 R22 (recycled 1998)
>Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
>
>
>
>At 08:35 AM 3/29/2015, you wrote:
>>Thanks Dennis - though misadventures will come first. And thanks for the
>>map. The nearest Rhodes seems to be Graham Stewart in Bath on Lake
>>Ontario.
>>
>>My problem with Nabble is I can't open the attachments. I'll try the cut
>>and paste in another browser.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Jefferson
>>
>>On 15-03-28 11:09 AM, "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
>><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>
>> >Welcome Jefferson-
>> >
>> >Looking forward to tales of your Rhodes adventures. Stan and General
>>Boats
>> >have left their mark on nearly every continent. A few Rhodies have
>>pinned
>> >their home port at
>> 
>>>https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z8tQISC4ZWzQ.kjq-0uIXff5M&msa=0&l
>>>l=
>> >38
>> >.659778%2C-79.936523&spn=2.702258%2C5.394287. If the link doesn't work
>> >when
>> >you click on it, you'll need to cut and paste the whole thing in a
>> >browser.
>> >
>> >To add pictures or other attachments, just send an email to the list
>>with
>> >the picture as an attachment. Nabble takes care of the rest - don't
>>have a
>> >clue how.
>> >
>> >I'm upstream of you a bit, at the mouth of the Detroit River.
>> >
>> >Enjoy your time here!
>> >
>> >Dennis
>> >Magic Moments
>> >Boat cleaning & dreaming today :)
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> >[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22
>> >Email
>> >List
>> >Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 10:21 AM
>> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Permission to come aboard?
>> >
>> >
>> >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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