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

[Lou Rosenberg]

  Rummy
I ll let you know... I may add some ballast tanks and a periscope and  
have the first 1/2 submersible sailboat soon.
L
On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:28 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> Lou,
> Yep, that's what Stan recommends. That way the gasket can be reused  
> over
> and over without destroying it. Personally I agree with what you did.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 7/13/2009 10:26:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> lsr3 at nyu.edu writes:
>
> Rummy
>
> I guess I voided my warranty:)
> (1981 hull)
> I  used it sparingly..
> Just the pressure of the fasteners against the  neoprene is going to
> hold back the ocean?
> Lou
>
> On Jul 13,  2009, at 10:23 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>
>>  Lou,
>>
>>  GB doesn't recommend the use of any sealant on the  CB cap.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated  7/13/2009 10:11:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> lsr3 at nyu.edu  writes:
>>
>> 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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