[Rhodes22-list] Motor Lift Repair - what material?

[Stephen Staum]

I don't understand the " hole in the water" reference to the Rhodes. I  
run mine for under $1000 per year including maintenance, insurance &  
the dues @ my club ( for launch service to my mooring).

Stephen Staum
'87 R22, Carol Lee

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On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:22 AM, "Michael D. Weisner"  
<mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:

> Rob,
>
> Patrick clearly needs to learn to prioritize properly.  Sailboats  
> are ALWAYS
> more important than a roof over one's head or gifts for the  
> kiddies.  That's
> why it's always been "OUR house" and "MY boat", even though the title
> specifies otherwise!
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
> From: "Lowe, Rob" Wednesday, December 23, 2009 10:09 AM
>> Patrick,
>> What?  Mortgage and Christmas more important than sailboat parts?   
>> Sounds
>> like you have your work cut out for you.  Owning a boat is about
>> equivalent to having a second mortgage.  My two favorite(?) two boat
>> descriptions are:  Boat - a whole in the water you throw money  
>> into, and
>> BOAT = Bring On Another Thousand. - rob
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of PBR
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:09 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Motor Lift Repair - what material?
>>
>> Thanks all for the advice on materials.  I've been off the net a  
>> few days.
>>
>> Rummy, I will be trailer-sailing out of the Denver area.  Rookie this
>> year.
>> I'll probably post something about my first sails when the cold  
>> season
>> really slows down the list traffic and everyone is bored.
>> Rummy and Andrew  - my motor lift parts are definitely not  
>> aluminum, but I
>> did check out a local recycling outfit and couldn't find any aluminum
>> shapes
>> that would work.  I will inquire with Stan but I think it is too  
>> old for
>> replacement parts so I will check on a new lift.  However, my wife  
>> seems
>> to
>> think the mortgage and Christmas are more important than sailboat  
>> parts so
>> I
>> need to do everything on-the-cheap.  She is not hooked yet  
>> apparently.
>>
>> Starboard may work for me.  If you have any sources for the UV  
>> resistant,
>> high density plastic please e-mial.  I e-mailed the manufacturer of  
>> the
>> cutting board material I was considering and asked if it was UV  
>> resistant.
>> The response e-mail was simply "No".
>>
>> -Patrick
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