R22 Discussion Group

Shawn,
Welcome to the list. The more you sail you will figure out all the hardware 
 and adjustments that can be made to the R22. It is a very comfortable and  
forgiving boat. Mine is an 88 model, but has never been recycled. I still 
have a  lot of the original hardware and sails. Not bad for an old boat. I 
hope you have  as many years of enjoyment with yours as I have had with mine. 
Have you given  her a name yet? Also, we all love to see photo's of other 
people's boats. 

Rummy

In a message dated 5/23/2012 6:55:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
shawn.sustain at gmail.com writes:

Hi  Everybody:

My name is Shawn Boles and, along with my wife Melva, I have  sailed my
Montgomery 17, *grey mist*,  on Fern Ridge Lake near Eugene,  Oregon for the
past decade. Although she is a fine sailboat, I found her  harder to handle
in my early dotage and too small for  comfort.

Having lusted after a Rhodes 22 ever since I saw one at the  1990 Annapolis
Boat Show, I got  Stan to put me in touch with Chis  Geankoplis, who kindly
took us out on *Enosis. *Needless to say, the boat  was everything I
remembered and more.

I ordered a 'recycled' 86 and  my brother Pat took her on a 3 day trial in
Albemarle Sound before she was  professionally transported to Eugene. The
trip was almost a disaster as GB  sold me a trailer with a rusted through
axle  which broke about a 100  miles from Edenton. - Fortunately the driver
heard it give and stopped  before it gave way completely. He found a new
axle, repaired the trailer  ($$$) and safely delivered the boat last Friday.
Her working name is *Sweet  Babu* and we will christen her sometime in the
next week or so.

Pat  flew out and we got her rigged and in the water on Saturday. The Mast
Hoist  system worked like a dream. I have only had her out twice (once in
4-6  winds and once in 10-12) and am just beginning to learn her ways.  As  
I
fumble my way towards competence I hope that I can rely on the patience  of
the group in providing answers to my many  questions.

Cheers,
Shawn

PS I got a Torqeedo 1003 long shaft  electric outboard. It can drive the
boat at 5 knots and Pat was able to use  the motor to keep her headed into
30 knot winds while adjusting sail on his  trial run. It is a beautifully
designed piece of  equipment.
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