Apparently, I found a great way to contact Stan a few months ago when I erroneously posted that the company was no longer in business and that Stan was no longer among us. He quickly corrected both of those notions for me.

On another note - I saw a few posts regarding refinishing gelcoat:
My Rhodes is a 1980 that looked like she had never been waxed or polished in her 40-year life. Not wishing to spend an inordinate amount of time waxing on and waxing off, I applied Poli Glow to the hull. There are videos on YouTube, but basically, you just have to apply the stuff with a clean cloth, let it dry and apply another coat. No need to polish. The hull went from totally flat to quite nice (I think). So far, it's held up well. I didn't take any on purpose before and after pictures, but these two should give you an idea. The first is what it looked like before, and the second is what it looked like after - I think you may be able to see the reflection of the water on the hull in that one.

John Keyser
Deci-Belle


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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com>
Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 6:36 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] My 2 cents

I would also concur that it can be challenging to purchase parts from GB.
Stan is a great guy and a terrific resource for us all. Unfortunately,
after losing his brother and his wife he has quite a lot on his hands
trying to keep things going. I am sure we all wish Stan the best but at
some point a boat owner needs to find a solution to the problem they have
so they can go sailing. I can't imagine how solving a problem with one's
own boat or helping another owner solve theirs could be seen as a slight
against Stan or GB, especially under the current circumstances.

FWIW I purchased/enrolled in the COS or ROC or whatever we're calling it
now.

Mark Whipple

Boston,MA
2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
1987 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
1982 Compac 16 *For Sale*

On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 6:10 PM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> P.S.
>
> I have a machine shop, and I ain't afraid to use it...  ;)
>
> Todd T
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 18:07 Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, this an old wound and we probably shouldn't tear the scab off.
> >
> > (HEAVILY REDACTED)
> >
> > ...but this is a Rhodes 22 owner's list, not a General Boats list.
> >
> >
> > My 2 cents...
> >
> > Todd T.
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 15:57 Mark West via Rhodes22-list <
> > rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Cecillia   well said I'm in agreement
> >> Mark
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: C Gabriel <4cgabriel at gmail.com>
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Mon, Jul 6, 2020 3:31 pm
> >> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] My 2 cents
> >>
> >> I do not believe that posting pictures of Stan's parts that are actively
> >> in
> >> production and actively shipping for the purposes of reverse engineering
> >> them are in the spirit of the List's mission.
> >>
> >> If you want one design your own or buy one from Stan.
> >>
> >> Cecilia
> >>
> >
>