[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard removal for painting

[Ronald Lipton]

I did this past year and posted some pictures which you should be
able to find on the archives.  If not I can dig them up again.  The
procedure is not particularly difficult and is described on the FAQ
page.  You  need to remove the starbord settee and take up the carpet.
The centerboard trunk lies under a section of plywood which, in my
case, had been secured by about a half dozen angled wood screws.
You then have to remove about 50 bolts which hold the cap and
secure the gasket.  In my case the bolts were threaded into the
fiberglass.  I got a new gasket from GB and Stan included a bag of
nylon insert nuts.  I measured and cut the gasket material and drilled out
the holes to use the nuts/bolts rather than the screws.  It is also a good
chance to replace your CB pendant.  I was careful to clean the surfaces
which mate to the gasket.  The high density of bolts insures that the
gasket is uniformly compressed.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly at comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 12:52 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Centerboard removal for painting


>
> Looking at the comments on centerboard painting, it seems clear that
removal
> from the inside is the preferred approach.
>
> For those that have done it, are there any tricks or techniques to removal
> (and reinstallation) of the centerboard gasket and cover to minimize the
> potential for leaks.  I live and store the boat an hour away from the
ocean,
> and it would be a real shame to find out after launching that I had
screwed
> up and needed to haul and drive home.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim Connolly
> s/v Inisheer
> '85 recycled '03
>
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