[Rhodes22-list] cockpit table

[Peter Thorn]

Bruce,

I keep a turkey baster aboard Raven to remove water from the table base
socket.  Mine is plastic (I don't like to keep glass on board) and resembles
a giant eye dropper.  Perhaps rainwater accumulated there over the winter
and during a cold snap the expanding ice cracked the bottom of the table
socket.  Maybe taping a plastic plate over the hole would keep it dry over
the winter.

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bgreenwald at optonline.net>
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Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 10:27 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] cockpit table


> Hi all,
>
> I finally launched today - embarassingly late as a result of a number of
silly holdups, the most recent of which was due due to the lack of an
absurdly small foil screw for my harken furler.  In any event, while the
launch went smoothly, I noticed that at some point the bottom of the insert
on the cockpit floor for the table post had disintegrated - a little strange
since it is almost never used and the boat is only a few years old - I did
have a few inches of ice in the cockpit this winter, however.  Since I now
have what is under the floor fully exposed - I assume it is flotation - and
it is completely open to both rain and "heavy" sailing, I need to address
the problem... For the short term, I imagine I can use a cork or plumber's
plug but I foolishly neglected to measure the diameter of the cylinder
before I left the boat - Does anyone happen to have this spec?
> In addition, in terms of a more permanent solution, while I  am only a
very rudimentary do it yourselfe
> r  this is one that I guess I need to try but need advice as to how to go
about creating a new, sealed and waterproof bottom for the post hole.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>
> Bruce Greenwald
> S/V Ruach II
>
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