Dave, I see that your Mariner has the old floor with no self bailing cockpit. My Rhodes is the same 1969 style. I bought a Mariner but I don’t like the self bailing cockpit. So now I am thinking of keeping my Rhodes and fitting it with a wooden cabin top to make it kind of into a camping boat with more head room to camp sail. So it would be similar to your Wildflower but have a new wooden cabin fit to it. I have done a lot of work on her. Just finished taking four layers of paint off the hull and repainting the bottom with barrier coats of two part epoxy and next will be ablative. Last year I also redid the whole top deck, inside and out with new non skid and topside paint. I wonder what you think about my idea or could point me in the direction of someone who has done a similar thing? I am in Western Mass and there are not too many boat yard here.
I Love this! I have a fixer upper Mariner and I am not sure I could do such a beautiful job on it as you guys! I have been sailing my Rhodes 19 all around Eggamoggin Reach this past two summers and have yearned to stay out overnight but Maine summers are very dewey and my Rhodes just isn’t cozy enough. I bought a Mariner with thoughts of fixing her up…and now I am quite inspired by this beautiful boat you have created. I love being able to land on the beach with my swing keel… it is the best!!
Dave, I see that your Mariner has the old floor with no self bailing cockpit. My Rhodes is the same 1969 style. I bought a Mariner but I don’t like the self bailing cockpit. So now I am thinking of keeping my Rhodes and fitting it with a wooden cabin top to make it kind of into a camping boat with more head room to camp sail. So it would be similar to your Wildflower but have a new wooden cabin fit to it. I have done a lot of work on her. Just finished taking four layers of paint off the hull and repainting the bottom with barrier coats of two part epoxy and next will be ablative. Last year I also redid the whole top deck, inside and out with new non skid and topside paint. I wonder what you think about my idea or could point me in the direction of someone who has done a similar thing? I am in Western Mass and there are not too many boat yard here.
I Love this! I have a fixer upper Mariner and I am not sure I could do such a beautiful job on it as you guys! I have been sailing my Rhodes 19 all around Eggamoggin Reach this past two summers and have yearned to stay out overnight but Maine summers are very dewey and my Rhodes just isn’t cozy enough. I bought a Mariner with thoughts of fixing her up…and now I am quite inspired by this beautiful boat you have created. I love being able to land on the beach with my swing keel… it is the best!!