[Rhodes22-list] centerboard cap

[Michael Meltzer]

I remember, you had a soft-grounding, and a few minutes later the centerboard blewout, after hauling you found a think spot on one
of the centerboard box "lip", hallow and no ballast(where all rhodes22 has a pored sand mix), now you are finding cement above a
opening that need to be serviced every 5 years, BTW Stan has always used a sand/polyester mix(with lead/scrape iron). you doing the
labor is a cheap project but some did some real bucherwork in that area for a repair. but you are going to have to pull the ballast,
rebuild the lip, repair the centerboard side wall, orderup: a new centerboard, centerboard cap and seal, install new lifting
hardware, pin, pinslides, tube, rope stopper. and deal with any fiberglass issues. then repour the ballast to harden everything up.

MJM

PS. you are a big boy that will do what you want, but do not mistake my spelling for not knowing what I am taking about. BTW the
well stuffed 3 major problems, unable to lift it out of the water(big slow down), the "well effect" of water piling up in it at
speed(also slowed it down and had a flooding problem until the sidewalls came complete up) and the fumes where trouble.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <FNuttersNY at aol.com>
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Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] centerboard cap


> Actually the boat was built in NJ and was a secial order as I understood
> Stans explanation last March.  I am quite pleased with the "well" set up.  It
> gives the boat a much cleaner line and having the thrust right behind the ruder is
> much more efective it makes for great stearing.  As for the "repair" I sailed
> the boat all summer and was delighted by its performance and ease of
> handeling.  I think she's worth a rehab. I only paid $1000 bucks for her and sailed at
> least 20hrs. a weak from June untill Nov. If I invest another $2000 over the
> coarse of the work  (which incudes some sail work) I wll be more than
> satisfied. I don't think I would be any more satisfied with a newer R22 when one
> considers the asking price new and used ( between 10000 and 20000).  For that kind
> of mony I would buy a real boat.
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