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Mike.
Welcome back to the list. A while back we had to have a separation of  
sailing from politics. The political people left the list and started their own  
social network list. The sailors and most of the drunks are still here.

Rummy

In a message dated 11/16/2010 3:07:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
michael.4591 at gmail.com writes:

By way of a reintroduction I am Mike Corley, a loyal Rhodes owner  since
1996.  I have not been active on the list in several  years.  It is
definitely a lot quieter now than it used to be.   Sort of miss the barroom
mentality of the old list.
I have owned two Rhodes, the first was a new 96 model I bought from
Stan  and then after returning from Europe Stan made me a great deal and I
traded  it in on a slightly used and upgraded 99 Rhodes in 2000, but that  
is
another story.  I like to tell people that I liked the boat so much  I 
bought
it twice.  I still take the boat back to GB in Edenton, NC  when it needs
work which is infrequently.  Stan and GB is the most  honest business I have
ever dealt with and they still do good  work!
I just recently retired from the Army after 30  years of service.  I
retired from Fort Monroe, Va and now live in  Smithfield, Va at the
intersection of the Pagan and James Rivers. I keep my  boat at the Old Point
Comfort Marina at Ft Monroe in Hampton, Va which is  about 22 miles from
Smithfield.  My children are grown now so I  primarily singlehand which is
easy to do in a Rhodes.  I have enjoyed  sailing the Southern Chesapeake for
the last four years.  Previously I  have sailed my Rhodes out of Middle 
River
near Baltimore, Newbern, NC on  the Neuse river, and Washington DC on the
Potomac River.  As all of  you will agree, the Rhodes is a great costal and
inland pocket  cruiser!

Mike Corley
S/V Ranger
99 Rhodes
Hampton Roads,  Va

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