[Rhodes22-list] what is the oldest R22

[Chris Geankoplis]

Hey Carl,,
If you plan on going next winter to the Bahamas I my wife and would meeting
up with you as we usually spend winters in the Bahamas on our not-a-Rhodes
boat.
Chris & Alice Geankoplis
ENOSIS

On Fri, 1 May 2020 at 00:03, Carl Geisser <cgeisser12345 at gmail.com> wrote:

> She is in pretty rough shape, cosmeticly- wise, but still quite
> functional.
> With restoring the positive flotation in her, we are not afraid to" push
> the
> envelope" as it were. And have found that she sails well up to 30 knot
> winds
> (tiny storm jib and 2 reefs in main) and about 8ft swell. We tested a
> comment i read on here somewhere about the swell at the side helping her to
> not get knocked down, which we proved was indeed true. On a narrow local
> lake here, part of the lake goes between 2 mountains, which if you catch
> the
> wind right, can be very strong, with full sail, we intentionally tried to
> knock her over. What a rush! What happened was as you bury the rail,
> (hanging onto the hull swell on the opposite side)  about 20-30 gallons of
> water comes over into the cockpit and acts like a giant brake, slowing you
> immediately,  rounding up into the wind and allowing you to bail for quite
> some time :)
> We have enjoyed many adventures on her, and plan on many more.
> (Was thinking a longer Bahamas cruise than our first one this summer,
> although with the covid stuff happening,  probably not this year)
> She has very gradually improved as we work on her over the years, and I
> estimate by the time her 60th birthday rolls around, she will be  in nearly
> new condition.  :)
>
> Carl
>
>
>
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