tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029107535174533838.post4117422360350080704..comments2024-03-28T09:34:38.146+00:00Comments on Bursledon Blog: Rhodes SloopBursledon Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020592383830135476noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029107535174533838.post-81619803960672727812010-05-12T18:21:28.735+01:002010-05-12T18:21:28.735+01:00My last paragraph about space was a comment not a ...My last paragraph about space was a comment not a criticism, I really like these old classics, they way they look and sail - my regret is selling the Van de Stadt Legend 34 we had, I should have ripped out some of the interior and made more space, but at the time like so many others I was caught up in the bigger boat paradime!!<br /><br />I must be one of the few UK subscribers to your "Goold Old Boat" magazine!Bursledon Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020592383830135476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029107535174533838.post-65490805393289513982010-05-12T17:46:23.379+01:002010-05-12T17:46:23.379+01:00My boat is a 1972 Bristol, and it has very little ...My boat is a 1972 Bristol, and it has very little beam compared to todays 30 footers. Still pretty though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043873610380390344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029107535174533838.post-2308161207626306462010-05-12T03:22:57.451+01:002010-05-12T03:22:57.451+01:00Max,
The Rhodes 33 is an open boat (the cockpit dr...Max,<br />The Rhodes 33 is an open boat (the cockpit drains into the bilge) and thus is not a cruiser. Someone would have to be intrepid indeed to take one across an open ocean.<br />I think the boat you show is an Evergreen, which is a very similar boat to the 33, but I know very little about them. They are often referred to interchangeably.<br />dorymandorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.com