[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard questions

[Ronald Lipton]

I also don't have a stopper or plug, but my whole centerboard
area looks very different than Todd's picture.  If memory
serves The pennant makes the turn up around a ~1.5" diameter
steel tube. Mine is in pretty good shape and may be stainless.

Ron


On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 09:00 PM, Todd Tavares wrote:

>
>    Mary Lou,
>
>          Mary Lou my 1974 R22 doesn't have the removable cap on the c/b
>    trunk, but does have a stopper type plug in a 3/4" hole.  I guess the
>    hole is for inspecting one of  the blocks for the c/b line.    I'll
>    attach a pic.
>
>           I do have an additional centerboard question for the list. 
> What
>    is used to make the final turn in the line before it goes up into the
>    tube? All I have left are two little rusty nubs on the inner walls of
>    the trunk.
>
>    Todd
>
>
>     ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Fiske / Marc Beroz" Date:
>    Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:39:04 -0500 To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" Subject:
>    Re: [Rhodes22-list] It must be spring (Centerboard saga Ch. 1-
>    questions) > Don't have the plug in my boat. I assume that the plug 
> is
>    located forward of > the pennant tube & on the top of the cap. How 
> far
>    forward of the pennant > tube is the plug? > Marc > > ----- Original
>    Message ----- > From: "Mary Lou Troy" > To: "Rhodes 22 list" > Sent:
>    Saturday, March 08, 2003 5:07 PM > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] It must 
> be
>    spring (Centerboard saga Ch. 1- > questions) > > > > OK it's the 
> first
>    warm day since the snow melted down to a reasonable > amount. > > > >
>    Fred went out and started poking about the boat in preparation for >
>    removing > > the centerboard so we can paint the board and the trunk
>    with new > > antifouling and replace the pennant. > > > > He removed
>    the wood over the centerboard trunk and found a surprise. > > 
> Question
>    for any of you who have done this: Do you have a 1 1/4 in. > >
>    diameter hole in the centerboard cap filled with a nifty mechanical >
>> stopper? The stopper is not in great shape and Fred says he doesn't
>    think > > it would have held out a lot of water under pressure. > > >
>> Any ideas on what the purpose of this might be? I looked through the
>>> archives and couldn't find any reference to such a critter. We are
>    now > > pondering how to replace this. > > > > If there's interest 
> and
>    no ready answer, I can supply pictures for > > speculative 
> purposes. >
>>>> Mary Lou > > 1991 R22 Fretless > > Ft. Washington, PA / Swan
>    Creek, MD > > > > > >
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