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Like the Volkswagen Beetle, this pocket cruiser has been much refined over the years. While most of the innovations are clever, some, at least occasionally, are a bother.

As with many of our used boat reports, we invited owners of the Rhodes 22 to comment on its design, construction, quality of workmanship, performance, and customer service from the factory. We received a greater response, and a more uniformly enthusiastic response, than we’ve had to any similar request in recent years. Impressive, especially when you consider that only 50 of these boats are built each year. When we got an opportunity to take one out and put it through its paces, we gained some insight into just what prompted all this loyalty.

Designed by Phillip Rhodes back in 1960, the Rhodes 22 is a trailerable cruiser for a couple that wants the amenities of a larger boat without putting up with the hassles and expenses of a larger boat. It’s clearly not a racing boat. It’s also not a “shoehorn special,” whose claim to fame is how many persons it can sleep. And it’s not an inexpensive boat for its size. The Rhodes 22, from its inception, has been a purpose-built boat. And, with a history of detail improvements and some innovative thinking, it meets that purpose quite well.

The Rhodes 22 has a fairly long waterline—20′. Overhangs are minimal. This is clearly the first step towards cramming a lot of cruising conveniences into what is, after all, a small boat.

The most readily noticeable feature of its hull is a pronounced flare at the gunwales, much like that found on a 505 or similar racing dinghy. The look is odd on a keelboat, but the flare provides a few notable advantages: The compound curvature stiffens the hull, provides a hiking seat to reduce heeling, helps deflect spray, and provides some extra buoyancy when the boat is heeled over, helping to prevent capsize, according to Stan Spitzer, the owner of General Boats.

Unlike most trailerable sailboats sold today, the Rhodes 22 uses neither a swing keel nor water ballast. Instead, there’s a shoal keel with a centerboard built in. With the board up, the boat draws 20″; 48″ with the board down.

Compared to a swing keel, this arrangement may lose a bit of stiffness because the keel’s weight is carried higher; but it has the advantages of eliminating the swing keel’s highly stressed pivot pin as well as the necessity for a winch and a cable to haul up the keel (which may hum annoyingly when you’re underway).

Compared to water ballast of the same weight, the shoal keel/centerboard arrangement carries its weight lower, making the boat stiffer. In any case, the Rhodes 22 can be sailed in 20″ of water with the board up; it sails just fine that way, though it can’t point as high as it can with the board down. The board is designed to kick up if it strikes an obstruction.

The 100-sq. ft. mainsail rolls up into a 26′ mast and a 175% 200-sq. ft. genoa is roller-furled on the forestay. The arrangement does not make the most efficient sail shape, particularly with a partially-furled jib in heavier weather, and without battens to support a large mainsail roach. But it’s hard to argue with the convenience of this rig. A less-obvious advantage is that you don’t have to deal with the problem of finding a place to store bulky sailbags belowdecks.

The Rhodes 22 makes up for whatever loss of sail efficiency may be caused by its furling features by providing a generous 300 sq. ft. of sail. Other sail options are available, including a self-tending jib and conventional hank-on sails.

The hinged mast is well-supported by a forestay, a pair of backstays, upper shrouds, forward and aft lowers. Each of these has its own chainplate. One nice thing about having all this standing rigging is that the loss of any one stay shouldn’t bring the mast crashing down. (If the forestay breaks, the forward lower shrouds hopefully will keep the mast up until you can jury-rig a new forestay.)

Chainplates are mounted solidly. The forestay’s padeye is through-bolted to the deck and hull, while the two backstay plates are bolted through the corners of the transom. The upper shroud chainplates are bolted through the hull-deck joint, while the four lower shroud chainplates are glassed into the cabin top. This location provides a “corridor” between the upper and lower shrouds that facilitates movement fore and aft on deck.

Construction

The Rhodes 22’s construction is best described as conventional, with good attention to detail. The hull is laid up with a layer of chop on the skin, followed by a layer of roving, followed by Coremat. The deck uses a glass syntactic foam core, making it and the cabin top about 1″ thick.

Twenty-five different molds provide finished surfaces where otherwise none would exist. The lazarette hatch, for example, has a finished liner instead of a rough fiberglass surface, and coaming compartments have finished, built-in storage shelves. Galley doors are molded in two separate sections and cemented together to avoid warping.

The hull-to-deck joint is a “shoebox” design, with a vertical deck flange slipping over the hull. The joint is screwed together with stainless steel fasteners and then caulked. There are heavier through-bolts at the bow and stern, and at chainplate areas, which are preferable. The joint is covered with a rub rail.

The Rhodes 22 has two molded foam sections glassed into the hull; one under the forward bunk and one under the cockpit sole. Spitzer said that these make the boat unsinkable, an important safety feature not found in most small cruisers.

The keel is a molded-in, integral part of the hull, eliminating problems of keelbolts as well as reinforcing the boat’s bottom. Inside, there’s a separately molded centerboard trunk, and 630 lbs. of encapsulated-shot ballast. The centerboard’s pivot is inside the boat and can’t leak; the 70-lb. centerboard requires no hold-down line while sailing, but is still light enough to be raised by a braided pennant and secured with a cleat. It’s made of molded fiberglass with some ballast inside.

Hardware is of good quality throughout. Cleats, for instance, are four-bolt 10″ stainless steel open base models; hand rails, including a unique one at the aft end of the cabin trunk, are stainless steel, though teak is available. Winches are made by Lewmar.

Working on the theory that most cruisers spend much of their time in the cockpit, the Rhodes 22 was designed with a huge cockpit that’s 7′ 4″ long and nearly 8′ wide. It’s self-bailing, with a full-length bench seat on each side. The benches have open fronts, which makes for comfortable seating (closed-front benches force you to keep your legs extended), are independently self-bailing, and there’s room underneath for plastic storage bins. Aft, there’s a transverse bench covering a lazarette, which opens to a 6′ wide area that provides access to transom-mounted hardware as well as a great deal of storage space.

The coamings, which function as backrests, have a pair of compartments, each with two shelves. The flared gunwales are comfortable for hiking out. And there’s a socket in the sole so that a table can be moved from belowdecks to the cockpit. The stern rail is mounted on the side decks, outboard of the coaming, to make sitting on the coaming tops more comfortable. Optional are a pair of swivel seats—complete with backrest and padded armrest on the rail—that mount on the coaming.

The cabin door is hinged horizontally halfway up, with a stainless steel piano hinge. This can be folded out to make a chart table or card table depending upon your inclinations; there’s a molded-in socket for a supporting leg. Or, you can fold the top section down to let you see what the kids are doing in the cabin. Or, you can remove the door completely and stow it inside the gunwale.

All the controls are cockpit-mounted and fall readily to hand. The roller furling control line for the genoa is cleated on the cabin top. The mainsail roller furling is controlled by the outhaul and a control line that passes through the boom, with boom-mounted cleats. The boom can be raised via a topping lift to clear the pop-top, or lowered to reduce heeling. There is no vang, which is unfortunate.

The jib sheets run through adjustable track-mounted blocks to a pair of winches located aft so that they can be handled conveniently by the helmsman for single-handing. The traveler is very unique. It rides on a stainless steel rod mounted transversely across the twin backstays. The mainsheet cleat is mounted on the traveler block; the traveler controls are at the ends of the rod. This arrangement, odd as it may look, keeps the traveler from intruding into the cockpit space, and provides a bit of shock absorption in case of an accidental jibe. We tried it, and it works.

The tiller swings up for stand-up sailing or for easier maneuvering around the cockpit. A hiking stick lets one sail the boat from just about anywhere in the cockpit or up on the coamings, and there are even a pair of clips mounted on the aft rail that hold the tiller in any position in which it is set. The rudder kicks up if it strikes an obstruction, and can be adjusted to provide as heavy or as light a helm as you prefer.

The cabin top features a pop-top with 6′ 4″ headroom; when down, there’s about 50″ of sitting headroom. The boat can be sailed with the top in either position.

Like so many other pieces of equipment on the Rhodes 22, the pop-top is a unique design. Unlike most pop-tops, which are supported by pivoting arms, the aft section of the Rhodes 22’s top is supported by a pair of telescoping stainless steel tubes, with spring-loaded detents. To raise the top, you start by lifting the rear portion—lifting only half the top’s weight—until the detents lock into position. A fitting on the forward edge of the pop-top rides in the mast’s sail slot.

There are two side-by-side opening hatches in the deck forward of the pop-top, one above the head and one above the dinette. There’s no gasket between the pop-top and the rest of the cabin—a generous overhang and deep lip allow air to circulate and prevent water leaks. The sliding companionway hatch has a built-in key lock.

The cabin layout of the Rhodes 22 is roomy and remarkably livable. It is, in large part, a tribute to the idea of making a firm decision about what you want a boat to be, and then resisting all temptations to make it something else. The Rhodes 22 is a cruiser for a couple, with possibly several youngsters.

Sleeping accommodations for the couple consist of a 6′ 6″ double berth on the port side of the dinette area; the secondary bunks consist of 6′ V-berths. If you need more sleeping room than this, there’s an optional boom-supported canopy system that General Boats calls a “Boom Room.” It converts the cockpit to a standing-headroom second cabin with a padded floor, and provides luxurious camp-aboard accommodations, though with minimal privacy.

When the dinette berth isn’t in use, half the “mattress” sections become backrest cushions for a settee, while a rotating, telescoping-base table that helps form the center section can be raised to table height and used in the dinette, or moved out to the cockpit, or stored in tracks under the forward deck.

The galley and head are on the starboard side. The galley features a 4-1/2′ counter containing a sink, stove and a large, front-opening icebox with adjustable shelves and an ice-water tap. There’s a large open storage shelf just below the portlights, and a deep cabinet just below that. There’s more storage underneath the counter. Built into the face of the top shelf are 12-volt DC and 110-volt AC outlets. Access to plumbing and electrical connections is good.

Spitzer (who has a weakness for puns) describes the Rhodes 22’s head as The Swell Head. When we compare it to the primitive accommodations on most small cruisers, we must agree. It’s fully enclosed, with a clever multi-paneled door that opens up to provide a large, non-claustrophobic space, or closes to occupy a minimum of floor space when it’s not in use. Inside, there’s a marine toilet, with sea cock-controlled water intake, holding tank and fittings for dockside pump-out or macerated discharge.

Inside, there is a mirror, cosmetic shelf, toilet paper holder, medicine cabinet, towel rack, magazine rack lighting and a 110-volt outlet for a hairdryer or electric shaver. The sole is tiled. For showering, Spitzer suggests that you take a solar-heated shower in the self-bailing cockpit. The head can be accessed from either the dinette or the V-berths.

The large hatch over the head, aside from providing ventilation and light, performs another function when the pop-top is down. If the 50″ of headroom isn’t enough to permit convenient use of the head, you can open the hatch and let your upper body emerge—presumably with a relieved smile—while you use the head in relative privacy.

Miscellaneous

The Rhodes 22 has so many gadgets that it’s hard to list them all. One particularly nice one is its adjustable motor mount. Instead of the usual recalcitrant jointed aluminum affair, it slides up and down on a pair of low-friction plastic tracks on the port side of the transom. To raise the engine, you pull a rope lanyard that passes through a 6:1 purchase magic box—almost no effort, and excellent position control. There’s a three-step boarding ladder attached to the starboard side of the transom.

Performance

We took the Rhodes 22 out on a breezy day—18-20 knots, with a 1′-3′ chop. Getting underway was as easy as advertised; we started out with the full 175% genoa and full main.

The boat is initially tender, but stiffens up quickly as it heels. The flared gunwales make hiking-out easy (and not particularly demanding athletically); putting two people on the rail did a great deal towards flattening out the ride. We suspect that if we’d been single-handing the boat, we would have reduced sail, just to help keep the boat sailing on her lines.

The Rhodes sailed nicely with the board down, and presentably with it up, though pointing ability naturally suffered.

We tried sailing the boat under jib alone, which worked fine, with no problems tacking. We did the same under main alone with similar results. As with any boat, the more a sail is furled, the poorer its shape; after about 30% has been furled, ideally you’d switch to as smaller sail. But when you’re starting with a 175% genoa, you’ll still have a lot of sail up even after furling a third.

In any case, we found the Rhodes 22 to be a lively-feeling boat that’s fun to sail, which is probably more important in a cruiser than absolute speed. The hull is fast, especially off the wind. The Rhodes has a PHRF rating of about 258, which is a bit faster than, say, the Catalina 22 (270), the O’Day 22 (279) or the Chrysler 22 (282) It’s by no means a racing boat (the J-22 has a rating of 177).

The Rhodes 22 is an easy boat to sail, with enough basic adjustments to satisfy most sailors, though we do wish for a boom vang. Controls are very well laid out for sailing from just about anywhere in the cockpit, though we’d like to see foot rests or toe straps to help keep the skipper and crew from sliding about in the large open cockpit.

Conclusions

It’s nice to see a boat that does what it’s intended to do as well as the Rhodes 22 does. It’s a cruiser, and packs a lot of cruising capability into a small trailerable boat. You can daysail it, obviously, but it’s really on the pricey side if a daysailer is all you want. Andyou can squeeze some more adults aboard for cruising, but at the expense of comfort, privacy or both. As a cruiser for two, it’s hard to beat without going up considerably in size and price. The reports we’ve received from readers are almost universally enthusiastic.

General sells the Rhodes 22 in a variety of models, depending upon equipment, from $19,000 to $29,000. General Boats has a buy-back policy for used boats, so that factory-reconditioned models are available, at prices starting from about $10,000.

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The Rhodes 22 Reviewed

by Thome Burns

There are interesting characters in the boat building business. The Spitzer brothers, Stan (photo left) and Eldon, are two of them to be sure. They are engaged in building, refining and marketing the Rhodes 22. Nothing seems to excite Stan more than to show off the score or so of gadgets they have perfected over the years to enhance the ease of use and the functionality of the boat. They have had plenty of time to perfect the Rhodes 22. Philip Rhodes designed the boat in 1960.

The boat is a trailerable cruiser for a couple that wants the amenities of a larger boat without the cost or maintenance hassles of a larger boat. It makes no claim to fame that it "sleeps five or six." Its pretty much a couple boat with room for an occasional second couple or children. Don't get me wrong its not small down below. The space is just not devoted to maximum sleeping quarters. When a boat is designed with a purpose and then improved over the years it can be surprising how well the boat actually performs its cruising purpose in a trailerable package.

I sailed the Rhodes 22 with Eldon and a customer from Mexico at the Miami Boat Show. A front was moving in and the wind was moderate at first, between 8-12 knots but gusts were soon up in the 20 kt range. Waves were 1'-3'. Before leaving the dock, Stan showed me his outboard system. It rests on a track slide and moves up and down with a six to one purchase tackle system. It is the easiest outboard to raise or lower I've seen. This boat has alot of cockpit which makes operating outboards, etc. easy. Once away from the dock the main unfurls from the 26' mast and the 170% genoa is also furling. The boat sails on its feet in 8 knots. It initially heels quickly in 12 knots plus gusts but it stiffens up considerably at about 20 degrees of heel. A little rail weight helps alot.

The boat feels responsive and is both easy to sail and fun. To put this into perspective, the PHRF of the Catalina 22 is 270, the O'Day 22 is 279 and the Rhodes is 258. Not a race boat like the J-22 (177), but very respectable for a 22' trailerable cruising boat.

The Rhodes has a fairly long waterline at 20'. It has minimal overhangs which is essential to interior volume. The hull has a pronounced flare at the gunwales. It looks a little odd but it provides a comfortable hiking seat and deflects spray while adding some buoyancy when heeled.

Unlike most trailerable sailboats built today, the Rhodes 22 uses a shoal keel with a centerboard built in. Most boats use either water ballast or a swing keel. With the board up, the boat draws 20" of water; 48" with the board down.

The keel/centerboard combination costs a little in initial stiffness compared to a swing keel but for the same weight it is stiffer than water ballast because the weight is lower. It also eliminates the winch and anoying hum of swing keel boats.

The mast is hinged and has a very effective raising and lowering system. The 26 foot mast stores the furling mainsail. The mast is supported by nine stays and shrouds: forestay, two backstays, two upper shrouds, two forward lowers and two aft lowers. There is plenty of rigging to grab when walking around the deck. One disadvantage of all this standing rigging is the extra time and effort required in preparation for trailering and launching.

The Rhodes 22 is built in sophisticated but conventional ways with attention to detail. The hull is laid up with a layer of chop on the skin, followed by a layer of roving, followed by Coremat. The nearly one inch thick deck and cabin top use a glass syntactic foam core.

For safety, the Rhodes 22 has two molded foam sections glassed into the hull; one forward under the v-berth and one under the cockpit sole. The Spitzers said that these make the boat unsinkable, a feature not found in most small cruisers.

The keel is molded into the hull. As an integral part of the hull, problems associated with attachment are avoided while reinforcing the bottom of the boat. Inside, there's a separately molded centerboard trunk, and 630 lbs. of encapsulated ballast. The centerboard weighs 70 lbs. but requires only a braided pennant to raise it and secure it on a cleat.

The hardware is good with Lewmar winches, Schaefer blocks and stainless cleats. You may want to size up the winches.

The Rhodes 22 has a large, wide cockpit. It's 7'4" long and almost 8' wide. It's also self-bailing with bench seats on both sides and across the aft end of the cockpit. The benches are unusual in that they are open in front which allows you to put your feet under them. Since the Rhodes 22 has no quarter berths, it has alot of storage area aft.

The cockpit can also be converted into a boom room (photo left) with the addition of a boom tent. This is quite an accessory in that it adds a third or more to the enclosed boat.

As in modern boats, all controls lead aft and are easily at hand for single or double-handed sailing. The most noticeable control which is not there is a boom vang. It cannot be added due to the hinged mast and pop-top arrangement. The most unusual arrangement is the traveler which is on a stainless tube between the backstays. It worked well when we used it and it has the advantage of keeping the center of the cockpit open and the cabin top open for the pop-top.

This is where the Spitzers have thought of most everything. The pop-top provides 6'4" headroom. There is about 4' of sitting headroom. The boat can be sailed with the pop-top up.

The cabin layout of the Rhodes 22 is roomy, open, airy and liveable. This is a cruiser and it hasn't been compromised. It is also specifically designed for a cruising couple. The dinette area converts into a 6' 6" double with 6' V-berths. There are no quarter berths, but you can add room with the optional "Boom Room".

The galley and head are unusual for their completeness and size in a boat this size. The galley has a real 4' 6" counter with sink, a stove and a large front-opening icebox with adjustable shelves and an ice-water tap. There's a large open storage shelf just below the ports, a deep storage cabinet underneath and more storage berneath the counter. Built into the shelf are both 12 DC volt and 110 volt AC outlets.

The Swell Head as described by Spitzer is fully enclosed, with a clever multi-paneled door that opens up to provide a large, non-claustrophobic space or closes to occupy a minimum of floor space when it's not in use. There's a marine toilet, with sea cock-controlled water intake, holding tank and fittings for dockside pump-out or macerated discharge.

Inside, there is a mirror, shelf, toilet paper holder, medicine cabinet, towel rack, magazine rack, lighting and a 110 volt outlet. The hatch is large and allows you to let your upper body emerge while you stand and use the facilities.

The Rhodes 22 does exactly what its designed to do. It packs more cruising capability into a small trailerable boat than most. As a cruiser for two people or a couple with children, it is hard to beat in a trailerable boat. While it is an old design built in a conventional way, this is not necessarily bad. Many in fact would argue that its good. The Spitzers have had a long time to perfect the boat. I would say in many respects its overbuilt in that over twenty-five molds are used. This means you get smoothe under surfaces inside lazarette covers and built in shelves. The boat is virtually "tricked-out" with handy gagdets. For the right buyers, the Rhodes 22 is unequaled in many ways.

The Spitzers have also not forgotton their used boat customers. They have a buy-back policy. I like and admire a company which does this. Reconditioned used boats are sometimes available from the factory.

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   For the beginning of the rest of the Rhodes story go to the bar atop this page and navigate away.  BUT, as long as you are here, here a Texas Attorney and a Naval Architect, both two time Rhodes recipients, tell friends and a boating publication, their thinking in going for a second Rhodes sailboat.  A peek at owners e-mails and shoppers replies can be fun, educational and, ultimately, extremely rewarding.You will be able to do this kind of targeted eavesdropping throughout these pages.

This Texas family liked their old Rhodes so much, they decided to trade it in for the latest model: 

        “ My wife and I took the new R22 out for its first sail today.  It is a fabulous boat!  We both marveled at how nicely this boat performs and how beautiful it is.  We were surprised and appreciated some of the improvements over our earlier Rhodes, including the skippers’ swivel seats, the bimini and its flush hardware and location for easy in and out of the cabin, whether it is up or down, the new recessed tiller extension lock for allowing the boat to sail with no one at the tiller, the better cabin door in black acrylic and stainless steel, the motor/tiller linkage, the electric motor lift that now also tilts the motor, the dual bow docking cleats,  the LED navigation lights and LED lights on both sides of the head mirror, the master electrical system switch, the pull out stove for more usable counter top work space, the handles for sail, centerboard and rudder lines handling, the grey non-skid two tone deck treatment, even the gas tank holder.  We have a wonderful boat. ”

And here a Navel Architect sends a letter to a Boating Magazine; interesting stuff :

        “My focus has shifted from the types of boats featured in Cruising World to the small functional, get-out-there-and-use-them-boats instead of the beautiful never-leave-the-dock varieties that the beautiful sailing magazines espouse.    While we still wanted a boat we could overnight on, it had to be a size we could enjoy without a great deal of complexity.        I discovered this shift in focus would take more time in research than going big - actually nine months.  Like most sailboat owners, I feel the urge to share what I found:

        The requirements list started with the desire for a boat capable of accommodating, comfortably, two for two nights or more, four for occasional overnighting, and day sailing up to six.  trailerability was necessary to reduce the complexities and expense and to allow excursions to new waters. Stability and performance were as important as comfort and had to be balanced against the need for shoal draft.  Shallow Barnegat Bay would be the prime sailing area.  I had no desire to race but wanted a racing sailboat’s abilities to make it up wind, in light breezes with a responsive helm.

        As a navel architect the first major decision point concerned the underbody configuration.  A straight centerboard boat was rejected as it can offer only form stability and the relatively inefficient use of ballast inside the hull.  The swing keel and drop or lift keel configurations were also rejected, as the thought of a moveable 500 pound items being responsible for the ultimate stability and performance of the boat made me uncomfortable.  Further, with the keel raised, the boat would have virtually negligible sailing ability.  Thus, it became clear that only a keel/centerboard boat would match my requirements.

        I developed a list of approximately 30 keel/centerboard boats. The hull dimensions, sail areas, various calculated form coefficients and ratios and the number and location of adult sized berths. Pricing information was obtained in order to insure a fair price comparison between boats.  Other non-quantifiable characteristics were summarized such as the amount and quality of storage and the location and layout of the galley. These facts served as a starting point. Things like how well the boat sailed, the quality of construction and the competence and honesty of the builder could only be determined by talking to others and making the rounds of the boat shows.  The “Other Opinion” service of Cruising World was a useful source of information.  The list was narrowed down to six boats. Some fell short but were included because they looked so beautiful.  We arranged test sails and made our choice.

        There are three characteristics that I look at: aesthetics, sailing ability and comfort.  Although a number of people have complimented the looks of the Rhodes, I do not think it is attractive.  My taste tends to Carl Alberg’s Cape Dory Typhoon. The sailing ability of the Rhodes is excellent; fast, stabile and responsive, making the learning process easy. The Rhodes 22 is the most comfortable sailboat for day sailing and cruising on the market in her size range.  The single most striking feature   of the boat’s layout is the size of the cockpit: Its length and width is equal to or greater than many larger boats I have sailed. It is perfect for comfortable sailing and lounging even with a crowd aboard and makes into a berth that is 7 feel long and 5 feet wide. Sail handling is very well organized with both sails a snap to handle even with the crowd aboard and there is more storage space than a sensible sailor can fill.  

       The cabin has a long galley area to the starboard with built-in sink, cooler and stove. A settee to port is laid out so that a person can sit back and relax without staring at his belly button and it converts to a double berth. A portable table can be moved to the cockpit.  Forward is the obligatory V-berth, and, the Rhodes has a fully enclosed marine head system. The cabin top includes a pop top that provides standing head room. The construction of tis item is superior to the many others I have seen on the market and has bee trouble free.

        The mast is supported by 6 shrouds and 3 stays: 2 uppers and 4 lowers; a double back stay and the forestay.  This seemed like a lot of wire to me but the shrouds actually make raising and lowering easier.  The 2 upper shrouds and forward lower shrouds are positioned such that the mast can be handled without the fear of its falling to the side.  Although the mast is larger than that on our previous boat, we find the Rhodes 22 easier to rig.

    The boat has very unique features that have come about over the years as a result of tinkering by the builder and owners. One of these is the outboard motor mount on the stern.  As with most reputable builders, there was an open invitation to visit the plant and we paid them three visits. I am hoping you (Note: he was writing to SBJ) will get to highlight the Rhodes 22 one of these days.”

And here an experienced West Coast sailor downsizes:

    “I was considering a Compac. . .our first boat was a Hunter260, the last a Hunter 33. When I saw the Rhodes’ hull design and sail configuration I thought I had found what I wanted in a smaller cruiser; one that would sail fast and easy.  Wow. Not only fast and easy but the balance was excellent. I could not be happier having the Rhodes.”   

SOMETIMES ACTIONS TRUMP EAVESDROPPING.

     A LA attorney just took delivery of his third (3) Rhodes.  No, he hadn’t sold the other two.  Was he going into the sailboat business  on the  side? No.  He just wanted a Rhodes to be there, ready to sail whenever he ended up in any of his sailing haunts.

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RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL Detailed Review

If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL. Built by C&C Yachts and designed by Philip Rhodes, the boat was first built in 1968. It has a hull type of Keel/Cbrd. and LOA is 6.71. Its sail area/displacement ratio 20.51. Its auxiliary power tank, manufactured by undefined, runs on undefined.

RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. Read on to find out more about RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL and decide if it is a fit for your boating needs.

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Boat specifications, sail boat calculation, rig and sail specs, contributions, who designed the rhodes 22 continental.

RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL was designed by Philip Rhodes.

Who builds RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL?

RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL is built by C&C Yachts.

When was RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL first built?

RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL was first built in 1968.

How long is RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL?

RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL is 6.1 m in length.

What is mast height on RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL?

RHODES 22 CONTINENTAL has a mast height of 6.49 m.

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2008 Rhodes 22

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2008 Rhodes 22 Pocket Sailor

This is one of the last from this well know custom builder. All updates have been done by his yard to the original one owner's specs. This 22 has it all. The motor has a jack plate for easy raising and lowering of the rarely needed outboard with only 10 hours. 

This Rhodes 22 has a new, never used main sail, new sheets (sail lines), fresh bottom paint and too many new items to list. This boat has always been in fresh water (on the Potomac) and has seen little to no use. Unless you buy a new one this is the closest you will ever get to a new one. 

This may be the last chance to own a Rhodes 22 by an Iconic builder know by few and revered by many as a master pocket sail builder. 

She has been maintained at the factory in North Carolina where, the bottom was professionally repainted. The boat has a 2008 8hp Yamaha T8 engine. It had a full service before it was brought to the factory and ran perfectly. This boat includes all standard equipment including upgrades as follows: cushions and 175 genoa. There is a sink with an electric faucet pump, a one burner butane stove and a large "built-in" cooler (easily removable) in the galley area. There is a separate head with a flushing toilet, holding tank or macerator.

The design of this boat makes it very stable on the water, virtually impossible to capsize. It sails single handedly with no modifications and has room for the whole family with a cockpit 7'4" long and nearly 8' wide. It is a delightful pocket sailer. It can be sailed in light or high winds thanks to its innermast furling system, eight stays plus the 175% 200-sq. ft. genoa is roller-furled on the fore-stay and 100-sq. ft. mainsail rolls up into a 26' mast. With its 1.5 foot draft the Rhodes 22 can be sailed in 20" of water with the board up.

Equipment: Inner-Mast Mainsail Furling (new) Updated "Traveler" (new) Two Deep Cycle Batteries (2019 new) New Sheets (sail line) Fresh Water Tank (Deck Fill) 12 Volt Pressure Fresh Water System 2 Captain Swivel Chairs Roller Furling 175% Genoa 2008 8hp Yamaha T8 w/Electric Start & Charging system 2 Solar Panels Manual Outboard Motor Lift (new) (with fittings for an electric lift) Depth/Speed Instrument and GPS Radio Full Bimini Single Axle Trailer Swim Ladder Shore Power Inlet Burner Propane Ice Box Pop-Top Hiking Stick New large round fenders New L shaped fenders Three Anchors Motor Stand Life Preservers (6?) Rail Mounted Portable Grill

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1992 22' General Boats Rhodes 22

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Seller's Description

This is a Rhodes 22 sailboat, a 22-foot trailerable cruiser. It was built in 1992 and factory-reconditioned in 2005. It is in great shape, and comes fully equipped.

This sailboat is easy to sail single-handed: all the lines lead to the cockpit, and both sails furl, making them easy to handle without leaving the cockpit. Additionally, a “tiller clutch” allows to keep the rudder in place while trimming the sails.

Everything works, except maybe the solar panels (never tested), but I use shore power to charge the 2 batteries.

The boat comes with a single-axle trailer. Tires are new (2020).

Equipment: Outside: - in-mast furling mainsail (1 new 1 used) - roller furling jib (130% jib and 170% jib) - bimini (can be seen on one of the pictures) - 2 captain chairs - cockpit cushions - 13 lbs Danforth-style anchor - 8 hp Tohatsu outboard - fenders, lines…

Cabin: - Wide opening thanks to the “pop top” that slides up - Galley with sink (new fresh water tank) - Ice box - Dining table (can also be set in the cockpit) - Cushions, which can be arranged to form a bed in the main part of the cabin - V-berth, also with cushions - Head (manual pump - with waste water tank) - 2 opening hatches - Electric stove - VHF radio - Lights (2 in the main part of the cabin, 1 in the v-berth, 1 in the head)

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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 Visit this page for future show dates.  In the meantime click away at the link pages on the navigation bar above PLUS,

  go to    http://www.generalboats.com    your gateway to  the world of the Rhodes 22.   There you will find details  from

  construction to ease of Rhodes sailing and trailing.  Here and there you will eavesdrop on Rhodes owners; your future

  friends.  Their chatter amongst themselves can prove immensally valuable in your   decision making .

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         trailing/cruising masterpiece

An owner discovering he

can sail his new Rhodes from anywhere in its huge cockpit.  

We caught his comments

to  his new Rhodes friends:   

"Hoping to sail thorough

Thanksgiving . . . dread going through 4 months without sailing this boat.  

Absolutely love it." 

(all a bit distorted due to his lens/camera  mounting)  

We have an airport.   Drop in anytime: Blimp, Plane, one buyer came by helicopter.

RHODES:   The champion of single handed sailing.   Or a family of 12:  

Just drag a long stout line off the transom and let them all hang on.  I know from experience, they will love the ride.

Or with 7 in the cockpit (3 on each cockpit seat, 1 in one of the swivel seats) , 2 on the  foredeck's natural chaise lounge seating and 3 standing or sitting in the cabin, a family of 12 can enjoy a fun ride.  And we haven't even mentioned the 2 trouble makers in the Lazaret Brig.  So  OK, a family of 14.

From all the ongoing "testimonials" that do not get sent to General Boats, here is the one I stumbled across  that really got me nodding in agreement, because I plead guilty.  "The IMF main would not go in and I started cursing the builder.   Being an engineer, if only by degree, I began examining each element of the system until  I found the culprit in the last place I looked: It was me.  I was standing on the outhaul line."  

My advice:  Take this Rhodies e-mail's advice:

"I have a 25 years old recycled and everything works like new.  To paraphrase Stan, If it is hard to do, you ar​e doing it wrong ".

a scattered sampling

of what's in our 4 sites.

We do not favor testimonials;  buyers telling manufacturers  how pleased they are.   Peeking over the shoulder  of a  Rhodes owner chatting with another Rhodes owner, or with a  Rhodes  wannabe

Is really  much more  rewarding  for  shoppers.    if any owner has  anything negative to say,  let us  know,   we will take their rhodes  away from them.   with this  bit  of  transparency,  here,  from the  rhodes cheering squad, are some not-to-gb-emails  you will read, in our many web sites.  all  of  course, good.   all  basically  saying  the rhodes is one amazing sailboat.    some  going us  one better, "the rhodes is the caddilac of trailer sailboats"..

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ALL RECYCLED RHODES COME WITH THE NEW TRAVELER BAR INVENTION:  Its e ndless  loop line now makes for  easy traveler control, no matter what side the Skipper is sailing from.   And  Without  having

to cleat (ever) no less.  Get ready for Better Sail Shape, Better Pointing,  Better Performance.  (So simple, it's hard to believe it took so long to get around to this one.)  The  brite side, Better late than never has the triumphantly reviewed traveler encouraging GB to get back to the 'What's Next' desk before we have even have an idea of what is next is in the wings. 

"The New Traveler is super"

"The new traveler joy increases.  I sailed with my buddy today in trying wind conditions.  He is not a Rhodie, not his fault.  But as a seasoned sailor he was so impressed with every aspect of this new traveler - he was unable to contain his amazement."

"Received my new traveler.  Wow, what a device."

"GB has nailed it again.  The new traveler has one continuous line you simply push or pull. Improved sail shape and performance.  The new traveler with the  new 130 genoa, I am one happy sailor." Own a Rhodes and find performance outstanding with your original traveler?  No need to rush out and upgrade, unless you are looking for even more ease of handling and even better sailing perfomance. 

and our

SINGLE HANDING 

IS EVERY RHODES

MIDDLE NAME.

   GB's made by hand production line,

                        when the economy is good:

"Hi all. Been sailing since mid May in winds from 3 to 18 mph, boat performs flawlessly under all conditions." "launched,  motored to mooring, raised mast and took first sail of season. furling lines worked perfectly, as did everything else.  my third year and it just keeps getting better" "I wholeheartedly agree.  Everything about this boat is amazing.  Like the Timex watches of the sea, takes awailing and keeps on sailing." "The key thing is that my wife really likes eveything about the boat - the looks, that it's spacious and comfortable both in the cockpit and the cabin, the ease of sailing it, the bimini top, etc."

Returning from a demonstration sail

at the Annapolis Show where you take the tiller and put her through all the gymnastics you like. .

Left.   Capsizing never enters this skipper's thoughts as he sails seated on the flared hull's comfortable gunnel. Moving his rear from a cockpit seat perch loads his boat with twice his single crew's live ballast.  He knows when the flare of the  hull hits pay water, the boat stops there.  He knows for a flatter ride, a tug on his main and/or genoa furling line has him sailing as flat as his mood desires.    And he knows if he doesn't want to sacrifice speed, lowering the boom (another Rhodes only)    lowers the  sail's  center of effort.  Full sail area remains in play.  More speed, less heel, brilliant. 

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These Rhodies are being followed by their pet tender at a distance that works well for tacking.

Re the Rhodes traveler bar invention, not the best of photos but you will note that the bottom, forward red line is not associated with the traveler car, as all other lines are.  Note this is the only line runing from one end of the bar to the other. This is the endless control line.  Simply push it or pull it from Port or Starboard seating and then let go.  That's it.     .

Two other Rhodes fans from the Far West caught boasting to friends with other boats:

 "my new boat just arrived and it sails wonderfully “ 

 “as I start my second season I’m looking forward   to learning more about this amazing boat.”

       All Rhodies boast about their cockpit being larger

      than friends with larger boats.    To the right the

      6th crew member (the Admiral) has the camera.