[Rhodes22-list] Looking for a Rhodes 22

[Ken Simolo]

 I certainly have not seen those problems and have no problem highly
recommending the Rhodes 22 for someone who wants a very nice trailerable
sailboat.  Ours is an 1988 that was overhauled by Stan in I believe 2008.
In the water for about 6 months of the year and has always been bone dry.

Ken

On September 7, 2023 at 3:02:03 PM, Stan Spitzer (stan at generalboats.com)
wrote:

None of this is true re Rhodes built in our shops.

I would have been hung and this Rhodes List site would not be so stoutly
supported.  I am not upset with "Goodness": after all he did say some
nice things about me.  I would just feel badly if Matt and David passed
on owning what sounded like it would have been the perfect choice for
their families.  And the following quote from David mite indicate at
least David did.
                    "Wow.  That post  is  a  keeper. !"

Did you David?

stan


On 5/12/23 10:00 AM, Matt Wilson wrote:
> Thanks so much everyone
>
> Matt Wilson
>
>
> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 11:05 PM David Welch<dave at dlwelch.net> wrote:
>
>> Wow. That post is a keeper!
>>
>> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 8:50 PM Goodness<spreadgoodnews at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes! The boats were designed to be easily taken apart for recycling.
>> The
>>> aluminum rivets were easily drilled out and the deck popped off so they
>>> could replace the rotten floor and cabinetry with a new set quickly. The
>>> shrouds attach to the deck and not the hull and that puts a lot of
stress
>>> through the corroding rivets. Additionally they were only sealed with
>>> silicone to aid seperation too instead of using a proper sealant like
>>> 3m4200 / 5200 (stronger) or even heaven forbid actually be glassed
>>> together! 😱
>>> The silicone goes bad after 8-10 years and the leaks start.
>>> My boat had 128 holes and it was leaking from many of them.
>>> The worst is the seat drain’s tiny tubes will stop up then rain will
>>> overflow the seats into the stern lazarette which drains into the bilge
>>> soaking the cabin floor over and over. Fixes include glassing in the aft
>>> lazarette and putting a seperate bilge pump in there or drilling out new
>>> drains along the seat grooves that drain into the cockpit and down the
>> big
>>> main drain/scupper
>>> Other leak zones are your centerboard pennant tube. My tube (waterhose
>>> section) didnt even make it to the upper fitting! (More floor soaking)
>>> Front portlight water traps, and capillary action from the sliding hatch
>> to
>>> name a few more sieve points.
>>>
>>> Still i hand it to Stan for being a marketing genius! Great boats, great
>>> adventure and designed in “flaws” (techniques) enabling the recycling of
>>> Glass for 63 years plus is quite a feat!
>>> 🤓🫡⛵️
>>>
>>>> On May 11, 2023, at 2:51 PM, Matt Wilson<mwhornblower at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> Hello Rhodes, do I need to worry about hull separation on an original
>>> 1990
>>>> boat. I do have pretty significant leaking when it rains.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Matt Wilson
>>>> Hornblower II
>>>> White Bear Lake, MN
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 1:34 PM Goodness<spreadgoodnews at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> I have a free 1973 R-22. These were the thick heavy hulls. Deck has
>>>>> already partially seperated from the hull due to corroded aluminum pop
>>>>> rivets that holds these boats together (not kidding); so would be easy
>>> to
>>>>> completely seperate and rebuild interior while standing up! Then
>> glass
>>>>> /bolt back together for an actual dry R-22.
>>>>> Needs a trailer and a lot of $, and hard work.
>>>>> Lol but hey thats a Rhodes.
>>>>> On the positive side, Great hull design and for this one i have a
>> taller
>>>>> mast that can custom offset the low power original sail plan for this
>>>>> heavier hand laid cloth hull.
>>>>> All free for hauling.
>>>>>
>>>>> Spreadgoodnews at gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>> On May 11, 2023, at 11:48 AM, JAMES DUNNIE JR<jldunnie at comcast.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’m new to the mailing list, but think that I have read most
>> everything
>>>>> on the site!
>>>>>> As I’m recently retired, I am looking for a reasonably price Rhodes
>> 22.
>>>>> I have had a trailerable sailboat in the past, and believe the Rhodes
>> 22
>>>>> would fit my current needs/wants. If you are selling your boat or
>> know
>>> of
>>>>> a boat for sale, I would appreciate any leads.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim