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| 568.1 | O'Day Mariner is Rhodes hull | CSSE::COUTURE | | Tue Jun 09 1987 09:58 | 18 |
| I used to own an O'Day Mariner which was a cuddy cabin built upon
a Rhodes 19 hull. The last production year for the Mariner was
1979. I believe Starcraft or some such company then bought the
molds from O'Day and manufactured them into the early 80's. I lost
track after that.
From a sailing point of view, the Mariner was more "fun" to sail
than the 30-footer I have now. Extremely fast, pretty stable and
able to point very high. Neither of my subsequent boats pointed
as high, even with expensive modifications like moving the genoa
tracks inboard.
O'Day tried to cram too much into the cabin of the Mariner (four
berths, a head, and even a sink. Would have preferred two berths,
a bucket and the extra stowage.
Encore
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| 568.2 | Excellent Boat | CAMLOT::BLAISDELL | | Tue Jun 09 1987 12:35 | 13 |
| I believe the original and only manufacturer of the Rhodes 19 for many years
was O'Day. O'Day stopped manufacturing the boat some years ago and Stuart
Marine (a Maine company) is now manufacturing the boat. I haven't seen any
of the new boats. (re .1 - Stuart also manufactures Mariners.)
The Rhodes was (is?) made in two models - keel and centerboard. It is an
excellent sailing boat and the class association is very active. It is a
superior day sailer for coastal waters and a large number can be found in
Marblehead harbor, on Buzzard's Bay, and on San Francisco Bay. The boat is
dry, stable, and has good performance.
- Bob
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| 568.3 | Fond Memories of Past Summers on a R19 | PATOIS::CHRISTENSEN | Proofreader for Sky Writers | Fri Jun 12 1987 14:56 | 25 |
| My parents sailed a Rhodes 19 on Lake Michigan for many years. I
learned crewing techniques with them by trial and error. The boat was
very forgiving of a novice, standing on the foredeck, balancing with
back to the wind, and attempting to raise the spinnaker by the Braille
method!
The winds can be very unpredictable on Michigan. I remember that "Wild
Goose" had very good self-righting properties (it was the keel
type...not a centerboard) and took many an unanticipated knockdown with
never a rigging failure or dismasting.
It was also easy to bail. A hand pump worked well and cleared the
bilge of the annoying last sloshing 2 cups of water, due in part
to the hull design.
We raced in a yacht club fleet that was lots of fun. Husbands and
wives were often crew and teenaged kids made up the required third
hand. This points to the kind of racing that was involved as well
as the kind of laid-back fleet we were in.
In summary, I liked the Rhodes 19; however, I'd recommend it for family
use and not necessarily for its blinding speed.
Chris
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