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2019-12-11; 07:13:10 EST
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Mark, She was a beautiful boat and! I'd never seen a Triton with a yawl rig before. Thanks for sharing the repair logs. A very very interesting read. Todd T. tavares0947 at gmail.comSee the original archive post
On Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 2:41 AM Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com> wrote: > Sorry, Todd, I sold the Triton several years ago. But you can see some > pictures of the renovation here: https://tikvah59.wordpress.com/ > > Also, I have a Nimble 30 yawl for sale! New engine, new roller furler, > like-new sails. > > Mark > > On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:45 AM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm wondering if Mark wants to sell the rehabbed Triton... :) > > > > > > tavares0947 at gmail.com > > > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 11:39 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> > wrote: > > > > > Rick: > > > > > > Well said. > > > > > > For me restoring the boat was something I actually enjoyed. If I saw it > > as > > > a chore I would have quit many years ago. In fact, my Rhodes was the > > > second boat that I did an extensive restoration of. The first was a 19' > > > 1960 mahogany lapstrake boat which required that I replace everything > > > below the waterline (including steam bent oak ribs) and transom. That > > took > > > me 10 years of summer free time with at least one year when I did > nothing > > > due to illness. Then, last year I reworked the deck using strips of > > > mahogany. That took most of the year preparing the material during the > > > winter and installing the deck in the summer. None of that activity > > > reflected a sound financial calculation but it looks awesome. > > > > > > For me the work is like a hobby rather than a task and what hoppy > > reflects > > > a justified rationale for the use of money or time? I don't follow > sports > > > and could not imagine spending hours every weekend watching games on my > > TV > > > and, in the end, having absolutely nothing to show for it. But for > those > > > who do enjoy watching sports the time is well spent. > > > > > > I do it because it interests me, is a creative outlet, and provides > > > something to be proud of. So I have spent the last 20 plus years of my > > free > > > time working on two old boats - neither of which has much value even > now > > > but are sound, beautiful and will last another 40+ years. Given that I > am > > > in my mid 70s 40 years will probably suffice. I love the challenge of > > doing > > > something that I think is way beyond my competence. Everything I have > > done > > > I approached as a total novice often not having a clue at the beginning > > how > > > to actually accomplish what I needed to do. > > > > > > If this was just about time and money no one would ever undertake a > > > restoration twice. You can't be that naïve twice. It seems to me that > > > anyone I have had contact who had built a boat or done major > restoration > > > has done it on multiple occasions. > > > > > > Messing around in boats is often its own reward - if you are inclined > > that > > > way. > > > > > > > > > Graham Stewart > > > Agile 1976 Rhodes 22 > > > Kingston Ontario > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On > > Behalf > > > Of Rick Lange > > > Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:00 AM > > > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] hatch on foredeck > > > > > > For some, the greatest pleasure of a trip is the journey. For others, > > the > > > greatest pleasure is reaching the destination. For the journey types, > > the > > > process of rehabilitating an old boat can be its own reward. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Rick Lange > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 11:40 AM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > MJM gave me sound advice early on. I'm paraphrasing here (I saved the > > > email > > > > but hsve time to look for it) > > > > He said.... If you consider the time, money and aggravation involved > > with > > > > rebuilding and restoring an older boat; especially a Rhodes 22 with > all > > > of > > > > its one-of-a-kind and one-off parts, your time and money would be > > better > > > > spent buying a new boat or at least, one that needs less work. > > > > > > > > I have taken two Rhodes 22s to the dump. I have videos saved > somewhere > > of > > > > the guys on the big earth movers racing to see who could crush them > > > first. > > > > > > > > > > > > tavares0947 at gmail.com > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2019, 8:53 PM Art Czerwonky via Rhodes22-list < > > > > rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The rebuild skills of this group of skippers bodes well for the > > future > > > of > > > > > our fleet when GB may eventually not have the capability. The > > business > > > > > model has thrived well under Stan's excellent leadership and > business > > > > > acumen. Think about it, just building one fixture, the boom room > and > > > > covers > > > > > has been totally satisfying for me, especially having such > > satisfaction > > > > of > > > > > client skippers. > > > > > Best,Art > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 8:37 PM, Jesse Shumaker< > > > > > jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote: Restorers, thanks for > > sharing > > > > > all the hard won experience on the topic of > > > > > overhauling the foredeck. Very impressive work on formidable > > projects! > > > > > > > > > > I echo Chris's sentiments. Count me in as another member of of the > > > > > S.P.C.R. > > > > > and A.V.R.A. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > > Name: First sail - finally - August 10, 2017 (1).jpg > > > Type: image/jpeg > > > Size: 523386 bytes > > > Desc: not available > > > URL: < > > > > > > http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20191205/67d8edea/attachment.jpg > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > > Name: New deck finished 2018.jpg > > > Type: image/jpeg > > > Size: 132757 bytes > > > Desc: not available > > > URL: < > > > > > > http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20191205/67d8edea/attachment-0001.jpg > > > > > > > > > >
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