[Rhodes22-list] Biological Centerboard Fouling/Jamming -A SeriousIssue?

[Wally Buck]

Bill,

No worries here.

My boat is an 84 and has been in the water for three seasons. I was going to 
do bottom job this year but it looked clean. My CB goes up and down with no 
fuss.

Barnacles can be an issue with swing keels and CB slots. Not an uncommon 
problem.

Did you happen to get out Saturday?

Wally

>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Biological Centerboard Fouling/Jamming 
>-A	SeriousIssue?
>Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:34:45 -0500
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>All these horror stories are starting to scare me.
>Bill W.
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>I bought my Rhodes late in the season two years ago (last week of August)
>and left it is salt water (Buzzards Bay, MA) until mid-November.  What a
>mess.  We had quite a scrapping/sanding job.  My '87 Rhodes was a virgin
>lake boat and had never been in salt water nor had ever seen bottom paint.
>A week or two probably would have been OK, but I would not leave it longer.
>
>This season, with 2 coats of the cheapest bottom paint ($56/gallon) a quick
>pressure wash was all that was needed after several months in Quincy Bay.
>Bottom paint works and is well worth the trouble.  SS
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>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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> > What happens if you don't have any bottom paint at all?  My boat is kept
>in
> > fresh water and does not have any bottom paint.  All that is necessary 
>is
>a
> > good pressure washing to clean the "pond scum" and alge from the hull
> > whenever the boat is hauled.  It comes off easily as long as you get it
>off
> > before it dries.  So, while the bottom looks pretty when cleaned (ie.
>waxed
> > like the topsides), I wonder.....what is going to happen when I take the
> > boat to the coast and subject it to salt water for a week or two?  I
>guess
> > the real question is, how long does it take for marine growth to start
> > forming on your hull?  If I only have the boat in the water for one week
> > will I have a barnacle problem when I take it out?  How many of you 
>folks
> > out there do not have any bottom paint?  How has it worked out when you
>put
> > your boat in salt water for short periods?
> >
> > Bill W.
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> > Hi All,
> >
> > Richard Smith has brought up the issue of fouling on the centerboard &
> > inside the centerboard trunk as being a potentially serious maintenance
> > issue on Rhodes 22's.  It is apparently only a serious issue for those 
>of
> > us that sail in severly fouling waters, like down south.
> >
> > I've been a member of the Rhodes List about as long as anyone.  In all
>that
> > time, I can't recall anyone except Richard ever mentioning biological
> > fouling as being a prime cause of jamming the centerboard up inside in
>the
> > trunk.  According to Richard, it's a fairly significant maintenance 
>issue
> > for folks in his area that sail centerboard boats. (Rockaway Inlet?)
> >
> > If there really is an issue here, it should be more widely known.  How
> > widespread is the problem?  How are other folks managing to deal with 
>the
> > problem?  It may even rate its own FAQ topic.
> >
> > So, I'm asking all Rhodes 22 sailors, what has been your experience with
> > biological fouling & subsequent jamming of your centerboards?  Please
>don't
> > be shy about responding.  This is the sort of discussion the Rhodes List
> > was created to encourage.  If you sail in warm water & haven't
>experienced
> > the problem; then, tell us where you sail.  Perhaps the problem is very
> > localized.
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
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