[Rhodes22-list] Newbie questions

[Frank Goldsmith]

Hi, Matt,

Let me add my welcome as a fellow North Carolinian (living in the Asheville area).  I sail on Lake Keowee, SC.  I think the archival advice on how to tack a Rhodes with the large headsail is exactly right.  I just let it backfill to help bring the bow around before pulling in the leeward jib sheet.  I do have the PVC-type shroud/turnbuckle roller tubes; I forgot to put them on the last time I raised the mast, but it works o.k. without them.  (I don’t have lifelines on my boat.)  Next time I take down the mast I’ll probably put them back on.  

Frank

Frank Goldsmith
Fairview, NC
S/V “Mary Bess”
Lake Keowee, SC


> On Sep 27, 2020, at 12:11 PM, Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
> 
> I'm on Lake Norman in NC. Thanks for the welcome!
> 
> 
> --Matt
> s/v Pantalaimon
> 
> 
>> On Sep 27, 2020, at 11:20 AM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Matt,
>> 
>> No one is authorized to speak for the List as a whole, but, however much you may have annoyed Stan, let me assure you that you have violated no List rules or norms of behavior.  As such, you remain a member in good standing, are are free to submit questions to the List.  
>> 
>> To be clear, the List is totally independent from General Boats.  It’s not a ’support forum’ in the usual use of the term.  It is merely a collection of people who own a Rhodes 22, used to own a Rhodes 22, or are thinking about buying a Rhodes 22.  
>> 
>> So, once again, as one member to another, I say welcome aboard.
>> 
>> Out of curiosity, where do you sail?
>> 
>> Peter Nyberg
>> Coventry, CT
>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>> 
>>> On Sep 27, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Stan,
>>> 
>>> I am so sorry to have given you offense -- I can assure you that was not my intention.
>>> 
>>> I think maybe I misunderstood how things work in Rhodes World. When the Gabriels sent me the link to this list and, based on my interactions with many other companies that make many other items that I have bought that have support forums for questions, I assumed that you wouldn't want hundreds of owners bothering you with questions and that the list was the support forum where I should post my questions. I didn't mean to bypass you, I thought that's how it was done. If that's not how you prefer it, I apologize, and will in future direct my questions to you privately.
>>> 
>>> For the rest of your questions, I will take those to a private email to you.
>>> 
>>> My sincere apologies,
>>> 
>>> --Matt
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 27, 2020, at 7:45 AM, stan <stan at generalboats.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Matt,
>>>> 
>>>> We were anxiously awaiting your take on the Certified category Rhodes recently delivered to you since we put so much more into your boat than is normally done for a purchase in this class. Not a peep. Instead we have been bypassed with 15 reports to the List numbered 1. and 2. so far, seemingly suggesting more to follow; neither with a word of satisfaction, only your annoying issues.
>>>> 
>>>> The List is a treasure and the right place to go for private purchases of used Rhodes where we do not know the condition of the boat or alterations made, by prior owners.  In contrast, a direct purchase from General Boats where we know that boat first hand and the List does not, GB becomes the more logical source for addressing initial questions.
>>>> 
>>>> Mentioning two of GB's policies is appropriate here:
>>>> One is that you made your purchase appreciating that you could take advantage of GB's two year window to turn the boat in for a recycled category Rhodes where the original boat's price is applied to the new recycled Rhodes.
>>>> The other you may not be tuned into is our quip that if anyone purchasing a Rhodes from General Boast says anything negative about his or her boat, we take it away from them. The practical translation of this is that if you are not completely comfortable with your purchase we will return your deposit and take the boat back without prejudice.
>>>> 
>>>> Not affecting any of the above, I have two curiosity questions:  I thought we sent you 'Tips on Rigging and Sailing Your Rhodes 22', or am I mistaken.
>>>> The other, weren't there any features that surprised and pleased you on this boat.
>>>> 
>>>> stan
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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