Stan, I am happy and humbled that you are still around! I cannot fully explain why my searches did not turn up your company, but obviously you exist.
I am the proud owner of one of your earlier boats, circa 1980 I think (HIN# GBX220118A80), and have been working toward bringing her back to her former glory while still sailing her. The window that has now opened into the Rhodes world will be of great assistance. Looking forward to continuing the relationship!

Sincerely,

John Keyser

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of stan <stan at generalboats.com>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 5:23 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Happy To Have Found You!


John,  You had me worried that it really was only a dream so I went to
the last word in such matters: Google
They only had 283 million results for General Boats. Not having the time
to pass all that on to you, attached is the handout from the past
Annapolis Show and a photo from a recent owner in TX, conveniently named
Tex.  I liked the shot of his Rhodes that he sent since it captures a
guest enjoying the bow deck's chaise lounge and another taking advantage
of the down be-low's standing headroom, while under sail.

Having been a Rhodie for only 3 years you may not have had a chance to
see the first 3 web sites so we list them here for your easy visiting:
www.generalboats.com<http://www.generalboats.com>
www.usedrhodes.com<http://www.usedrhodes.com>
www.rhodes22parts.com<http://www.rhodes22parts.com>
a forth, a new kind of classified, is under construction.

GB remains in business gearing up for its next 50 years.  It is I who am
on borrowed time and so need partnering to pass on all I know about the
sailboat business; that will not take long (no more than 94 years),
should you run into any parties of interest.

So the ghost of GB joins all those welcoming your finding of the Rhodes
List: A fountain of facts pertaining to the Rhodes sailboat; not always
100%, but never wrong.

stan


On 5/11/20 3:05 PM, Retro53 wrote:
> Hi All,
> I've had a Rhodes 22 for three years now, and since General Boats went out
> of business right around the same time, I've found it difficult to get
> accurate info about the boat despite trolling through search engine results
> many times. So, I was quite happy to come across what appears to be an
> active Rhodes 22 forum! My boat is named Deci-Belle and is a 1980 model.
> John
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