[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 3734, Issue 1

Sat May 9 12:33:15 EDT 2015

from your builder:

for those out there sailing just to irritate the other guy, it can be done:

http://www.generalboats.com/http___www.generalboats.com/RACING.html

and 
http://www.generalboats.com/http___www.generalboats.com/POINTING.html 
where hoisting the 130, in lieu of the default 175, ups the pointing ante.

On 5/9/15 12:17 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
> Thanks Bob.   I got a good assortment of advice, and have been quietly lurking on list.   I also bought the recent magazine review.    Due to work and weather I haven't splashed my dingy yet and had to settle for the canoe  with no breeze on my afternoon off.   But I did paddle up to the reservoir marina and look at the pretty boats (two Catalina 22, an Oday 26, a mac 26D and a Siren 17 amidst the powerboats with many slips not filled yet this far north).    I cannot wait to try the Rhodes out next month with Stan.     Do you have any specific observations or corrections on the other trailer cruisers?   It sounds like the Rhodes is a great boat, and Stan's refit option is of great interest.    The 'extra' house I cannot sell still is not sold, so now Uncle Sam expects capital gains when I finally dump it.    That is crimping my budget a bit.    I had the misfortune to live in a dying small town, so 'lesser' boats have advantages too.
> Out of curiosity, how does the "fat rig"?   IMF compare to the stock IMF version?    I'm not sure which Stan will let me play with.
> Alex
>> Alex: ?Did you ever get a response? ?We have 18 years of R22 sailing under our belts and have sailed many of the craft that you mentioned. ?The R22 is great. ?She is not necessarily a reacer with the innermast furling main (IMF); but, she is still quite respectable. ?We do not race with our local yacht club but occassionally run with the pack. ?We generally don't set the pace but that is because there are several "racing craft" in the pack. ?
>> We have the R22 because she is "fun" and "easy" to sail. ?With the IMF and the furling?penny, we are off the dock and sailing in no time without the work of hanking on the sails. ?To me that was the selling point and I/we have no regrets.?
>> Good Luck, Bob in FL on the "NoKaOi"?
>> ?I
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>>       On Thursday, March 26, 2015 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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