[Rhodes22-list] Wanna Be with questions
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Isn't Detroit "just north of Toledo?"
Charles
s/v Daydreams
98 R 22
> On May 11, 2015, at 8:09 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> Alex
> I live just north of Toledo and sail on Lake Erie . If you like come up for a day or afternoon i"ll be happy to take you out for a Sail. Shadow is still on the hard and it looks like it will be at least a couple of weeks befor she be in the water . Give a call and We can talk
> Bill Davidge
> 734 770 0874
>
>
> On Monday, May 11, 2015 6:40 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
>
> Careful Chris. You know that you can't join the "family" without first
> passing the test. We don't let just anyone join.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 5/11/2015 12:51:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
>
> Hi Alex,
> Contact me off list (don't wantt to bore the list guys with the
> same stories). I have been sailing Rhodes 22 for almost 40 years, I'll
> let you know what a Rhodes can do. But the most valuable thing about the
> Rhodes is really not the Rhodes, it is the collective knowledge and
> experience of the list and the culture of absolute commitment to help each
> member and newbie interested in a Rhodes. You will be family. Contact:
> chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com
>
>
> Chris Geankoplis
> '83 Enosis
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 7:06 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, March 26, 2015 12:39 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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