Mark,

Congratulations. I certainly agree that none of those items belong on a Rhodes 22.

I'm particularly puzzled by the wheel.  From the pictures, it looks like there wasn't room to either stand or sit behind it.

--Peter

> On 2021-12-14, at 18:59:52 EST, Mark Whipple wrote:
>
> Today was a great day for my 2001 R22, Luna Mia. Yesterday wasn't bad, either.
> 
> Today I completely removed the wheel pedestal and all of the associated 
> hardware. Yesterday the saildrive engine came out. Next may be the Hoyt boom for 
> the self-tending jib, but that may have to wait a bit. I need to get a few other 
> things done before trailering my boat from Boston up to central Maine to be 
> painted. 
> 
> All three of these things (saildrive, wheel and self-tending jib) seemed kind of 
> cool and unique when I bought the boat. But after sailing it a bit I realized 
> that none of them fit with the kind of boat I wanted and the way I like to sail. 
> The big issue with the saildrive is maintenance, since the manufacturer in 
> Sweden is out of business. 
> 
> If anyone is interested in any of the three (saildrive, wheel and Hoyt boom) 
> send me a direct message. I'm not really interested in shipping, but maybe 
> something could be worked out. The Hoyt boom would be the most straightforward 
> to install, followed by the wheel pedestal (which comes with engine controls and 
> two wheels) and lastly the saildrive, which would be a major project. I'm 
> expecting the later will appeal to those who have a Yamaha 15hp and could use 
> the parts. 
> 
> Making progress on making the boat my own!
> 
> Mark
> 
> Boston, MA
> 
> 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
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