1983 General Boats Rhodes 22

The General Boats Rhodes 22 Continental is highly regarded as a versatile compact cruising boat that can be used for day sailing, trailer sailing, and camper sailing. With the shallow keel and movable centerboard the boat points well with the board down and glides easily into shallow water with the centerboard up. Since the board is not weighted it is easy to raise and lower with one hand - no winch required - and the center of buoyancy does not change when the board is moved. The flaired hull provides increasing resistance to heeling as the boat heels over, stabilizing at a comfortable angle. The mast is supported by 9 wire ropes: forestay, split backstay, side stays (port and starboard,) fore and aft shrouds (p & s.) The cockpit seats are wide, have a high coaming, and there is plenty of space between them for feet which makes seating comfortable. The companionway hatch can be raised to make standing headroom at the counter in the cabin: some hardware is missing we never used it. The mainsheet traveler is mounted overhead freeing the cockpit of obstructions. The primary winches are mounted close to the helm, making short handed sailing easy. There are cabin top clutches and cam cleats for halyards, furling, reefing, vang, and outhaul lines.

There is a chain hawse on the bow deck that allows the rode to be stored below deck. The bow anchor hangs on a bracket on the bow rail. The OEM aluminum bow and stern rails were replaced with 316 SS rails.

Rhodes less Traveled has been owned and maintained by SEAS Monmouth ( a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to teaching people how to sail and to provide low-cost sailing opportunities) for 14 years. The galley has been removed and replaced with storage cabinets and counter space. All of the maintenance and improvements have been performed by skilled, caring members of SEAS.

Our reason for selling is we had an irresistible opportunity to buy another 22 that better meets our unique needs. If not for that we probably would sail this boat another 14 years.

Equipment: 1983 Rhodes 22 keel/centerboard Beam: 8 Draft: 1.7 board up 4 board down Specs: more specs available on sailboatdata dot com Yamaha 4 hp outboard 4-stroke (Mercury 8 hp 2-stroke with battery charger available) 2x anchors, chain, rode Full navigation lighting Stern boarding ladder Depth, voltage, masthead wind indicator Roller furling jib, sheet rollers on the side stays and forward shrouds Jib sheet tracks, 2x winches Lazy jacks Single line reefing Main sheet traveler mounted high overhead Chain hawse on bow deck Battery disconnect switch and circuit panel Adjustable whisker pole Portapotti Bottom soda blasted, faired, sanded, 2x barrier coated, and 2 coats ablative 2023 New centerboard uphaul 2022 New Precision Sails 2022 Ballast replaced 2018 Floorboards replaced 2014 Battery charging wire from outboard Bow and stern rails replaced 2014 and 2017 Includes Triad trailer made for the boat that has: New bunks 2023 New hub 2024