[Rhodes22-list] Rudder refinishing

[Ronald Lipton]

Sailrite has a simple kit for tiller covers with clear instructions.
Of course my wife did the sewing ...

Ron
On Jan 18, 2006, at 9:08 PM, mputnam1 at aol.com wrote:

> I've seen a few of you refer in this string to getting a tiller cover 
> ... is this an easy thing to find at West Marine?  Having never 
> shopped for one, I don't know if these come in all sorts of sizes ... 
> and what might be best for the R22 ...
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Quinn <rjquinn at bellsouth.net>
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:56:46 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rudder refinishing
>
>
> I used ACE Hardware Spar Varnish, about 4 coats. The key is to get a 
> tiller cover and shield the tiller from the sun when not in use. Saves 
> tons of time and effort.
>
> Bob on the "NoKaOi"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rudder refinishing
>
> 15 coats of Varnish! Of course it would be beauiful with that many 
> coats,
> but who's got the time or patience to do that? My hat's off to anyone 
> that
> works that hard.
>
> Hank
>
> On 1/18/06, Bob Weber <ruba1811 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Jim, that was last years project on Ruba. A carpenter friend of mine 
>> who
>> ownes a Shannon 27 (lots and lots of wood - toe rail, rub rail, bow
>> pulput,
>> hand rails, and that is just the exterior. Great boat would never 
>> wish on
>> my enemy) He recommended ephenies. Not sure of the spelling but
>> pronounced
>> F-N-ees. He recommended diluting the first two coats with thinner. 
>> Then
>> just a little thinner on 3 - 5. Then straight for the next 10
>> coats. Sand
>> with super light grit paper or steel wool between coats, clean and 
>> recoat.
>> This product claims to dry enough to recoat in 24 hours but I found 
>> it to
>> be
>> more like 2 days, probably since I was doing this job in my
>> basement. Good
>> luck, take your time and you will be happy with your results. You may
>> also
>> want to invest in a tiller cover for next year. Don't know what they 
>> cost
>> but after coat 10 you wont care about the cost. Bob weber
>>
>>
>>> From: "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly at comcast.net>
>>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rudder refinishing
>>> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:57:01 -0500
>>>
>>> My tiller is looking a bit whitish and chalky after 3 seasons in the 
>>> sun
>>> following Stan's refurb. Does anyone know what product Stan uses on 
>>> the
>>> tiller? If not, does anyone have suggestions?
>>>
>>> Jim Connolly
>>> Looking for excuses to think about Spring
>>>
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