[Rhodes22-list] chewing rope/ the R22 CBcap dilemma

[Lou Rosenberg]

Joe & Rhodes owners,

I will gladly do my best to send some pics soon about the improvised  
rudder clutch.

I spent all day Friday and Saturday in the boat struggling to get the  
centerboard cap torqued enough so it wont leak.  Main issue is the  
lack of  quality in SS
fasteners these days.  Im using an electric JUST to get the bolts and  
nylock nuts snug, not torqued and went through more than 10 new  
1/4x20 1 1/2" bolts due to
strip outs and seizing.  It was so bad on Friday, after applying the  
sealant (boatlife silicone) and finally getting everything in  
correctly without too much stray sealant on the pennant to foul  
things up,  I had to give up getting all the bolts snug until mid Sat  
morning.  I didnt finish torquing the 46 bolts I have until late in  
the afternoon on Saturday.  At this stage its still only a 50/50  
chance enough of those fasteners wont leak enough to ruin my season  
when I launch.

Definitely thinking that if  I get to buy another boat after a  
Rhodes, it will be a full keel boat.
but at this point I have to be real and just try to get this baby to  
float again.

Lou

On Jul 10, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Joe Babb wrote:

> Lou,
> I'd like to see the pictures of what you've done.  Our clamp works  
> okay
> but I'm always interested in ideas.  I'm toying with my own steering
> system since I'm loathe to drill a hole in our new motor's cover.
> Joe
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