[Rhodes22-list] CB upgrade process

[Lou Rosenberg]

Luis,
& any lurkers out there who want are following this repair..

  I may be crazy but I actually am enjoying the process of  cutting 
away the bulging cement, and laminate in my trunk, with the 
expectation of having brought a throwaway boat back from a rear 
boatyard demise.
  I have nearly finished cutting away all the port side bulge, but 
still have a rear stb side (bulge) that is in the rear of the trunk.
  This weekend was partially spent making a  set of 18" aluminum 
extensions to my caliper which can now measure the width of the trunk 
and board more accurately.   I have ascertained that my board would 
now have a 1/8 clearance , 1/16 on each side, but am not satisfied 
with that tolerance and will remeasure when I have fit in my template 
of 1/8cardboard which will simulate the garolite G10 patch Roger 
advised using.
  I have markings on the top of  my trunk flange which correspond to 
tape running lengthwise on the board.   I have taken careful 
measurements of the width of the board at important benchmarks .
  I am hoping to have to refrain from cutting up the stb side of the 
trunk except for the rear bulge which is going to be tough enough.
  I have gone through a few versions of extensions to my flex drive 
dremel tool so I can manipulate it into the tightest creavaces in the 
trunk.  However, the jury is still out if I can cut that rear bulge 
out as effectively as I have done in the center of the trunk.
  I also have supported the  flange with wood as that wall under the 
flange will be completely restored on the outside of the flange with 
garolite and epoxied after the patches are in place.
  So in esssence I am rebuilding my centerboard trunk , leaving the 
pivot slot alone and just working around it for now.
pictures were not possible this week as my neighboring boat was being 
prepped for launch and water was being sprayed about  most of the 
afternoon.

  still hoping to sail later in the season,
  Lou






>Lou,
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>I did not rebuild the trunk. I had to do some repairs to the cap, 
>and I did not have the location of the centerboard pivot on the 
>centerboard. I got a new cb from Stan, but it did not have a pivot 
>hole. Stan said that he did not have the drawings for my boatís 
>centerboard, and that he just had the mold. My boat is a 1975 and it 
>was not built by Stan.
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>I got some drawings with dimensions of the cb from Todd Tavares, and 
>built a mock centerboard out of plywood just to make sure that the 
>cb would pivot and had enough clearance on both ends.
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>I ended up moving the hole about 1 1/2ì back from the location in 
>the drawings in order to move the cb forward.
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>I could not imagine having to rebuild the trunk. All I did with it 
>was sand it and paint it. I also built a gasket for the lid using ºî 
>neoprene.
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>Iíll take some pictures pretty soon. Iím sorry I did not take any 
>pictures of the work progress.
>
>Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu> wrote:
>Luis,
>
>I know your pain with the centerboard trunk as I have mine ripped
>open and getting ready for a few major patches with garolite and
>epoxy.
>Q#1: did you end up using heavy power tools to rip away the
>existing trunk or did you find it destroyed already?
>Q#2: after you received the dimensions of the trunk and its pivot
>slot, did you build it (the entire trunk) outside the boat or
>choose to build it right inside the boat ?
>love to see some pictures of how it came out and congratulations on
>launching her so fast!
>Lou
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>>Her name is Paradise.
>>
>>
>>
>>She still needs some paint on top, the front port-lights need to be
>>replaced, the v-berth needs to be rebuild, and the galley needs to
>>replaced.
>>
>>
>>
>>I did replace the winches, bow and stern u-bolts, and I had to
>>fiberglass the stringers as they were all lose. Installing the
>>centerboard was a pain in the neck. I also rebuilt the rudder head
>>using starboard instead of wood, and I had to make new rudder head
>>plates.
>>
>>
>>
>>I let somebody else do the bottom job. She had about 10 blisters
>  >including one thru the bow. I think that this boat would have sank
>>if it did not have the foam in the bow. The foam did not let that
>>much water in as it had bonded to the fiberglass. I had to remove
>>all the foam from the bow as it was water logged.
>>
>>
>>
>>Right now we are going to start sailing her and keep working on her
>>little by little.
>>
>>
>>
>>We had a lot of help from friends at the Bayshore Gardens Yacht
>>Club, and I literally ÎfoundÌ a motor.
>>
>>
>>
>>A friend of mine was selling his boat, and his motor got stolen. He
>>sold the boat without the motor, and 2 weeks later I saw a motor
>>that looked like his at a pawn shop. I called him and described the
>>motor to him, but he said that that was not his motor.
>>
>>
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>>Two weeks later, the mechanic that had worked on his motor called
>>him to tell him that he found his motor at a pawn shop. The mechanic
>>said that he was sure it was his motor because he had put some
>>markings inside the casing the last time that he worked on it. He
>>had removed the casing to inspect the motor and the markings were
>>there.
>>
>>
>>
>>My friend went to the pawn shop and checked the serial number and it
>>was a match. He called the police and was able to get his motor back
>>after some paperwork. He gave me the motor because he said that I
>>found it.
>>
>>
>>"William E. Wickman" wrote:
>>So, does she have a name yet?
>>Bill W
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>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: rhodes22-list-bounces
>>Sent: 04/13/2005 09:55 PM
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Thanks for all or your advise
>>
>>Congratulations! I haven't followed the thread, but I sense you did a lot
>>of work and must be proud of your accoomplishment. Here's to many enjoyable
>>sails!
>>
>>Saroj
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Luis Guzman"
>>To:
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 10:51 PM
>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Thanks for all or your advise
>>
>>
>>>  We just put our 1975 Rhodes 22 (Paradise) in the water. She is at our slip
>>>  awaiting the rigging.
>>>
>>>  We want to thank you all for all of the thankful responses we got when we
>>>  had questions
>>>
>>>  We want to specially thank Todd Tavares for going out of his way and
>>>  making some templates of the rudder, and also for proviving a drawing with
>>>  the right location of the centerboard pivot.
>>>
>>>  Stan, thank you for your hospitality and for the tiller. Also, thanks for
>>>  the inexpensive stern rail and centerboard.
>>>
>>>  Weather permitting, we should be taken Paradise on her maiden voyage in
>>>  the Sarasota Bay this weekend.
>>>
>>>  We'll have plenty of rum to celebrate.
>>>
>>>  Luis & Julia Guzman
>>>
>>>
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