[Rhodes22-list] boats down

Thu Feb 11 13:25:37 EST 2010

Art. 
It started with a small leak in the cockpit drain line.  Someone in La Rousette's past had fitted these lines as flimsy "vacuum cleaner" type hoses.  Once the lazarette became nice and full, another hose popped off its fitting.  There was no clamp on it, or a loose one.  The boat saw back to back storms and high winds on mooring.  The day after the storm I found her listed over, leviathan's hull popping out of the water.  Very lucky for me it was in mostly fresh water and the boat had almost no working electrics anyway.  After some repairs, cleaning, re-rigging, and pop top replacing (Thank You Stan!) I was sailing again last summer.  Now she's on her trailer with a skeleton frame and tarps up for winter interior work.  I might reconfigure some of the seating.. now that the opportunity has presented itself (all cushions gone except the V-berth pair).
The moral - SERIOUS CAREFUL MAINTENANCE

 Keep Asking Questions,,
Jeff Kantor
c. 917.825.5380
sirius1 at canusmajor.com

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From: Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 12:54:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] boats down

Jeff,

Take my word, you want to have the durability of a heavy canvas or Sunbrella.  What happened to cause your boat damage?

Art

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Kantor <canusmajor54 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Feb 10, 2010 6:56 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] boats down
>
>Frank
>My boat ended up sideways this past summer...but floating!  Pop top gone, hatchboards gone.  The ly do flotation is much more than an empty boast.  But of course this is not much fun. Maybe you want to set a tarp across the boom covering the cockpit. Just a (preventive) thought.
>
> Keep Asking Questions,,
>Jeff Kantor
>c. 917.825.5380
>sirius1 at canusmajor.com
>
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>________________________________
>From: Ben Schultz <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com>
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 4:32:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] boats down
>
>No worries for us, Frank.  The Rhodes 22 really is unsinkable.  Katrina
>ripped off my pop top and hatch and left my boat upside down in the lake.
>She was ugly, but she was most definitely floating!
>
>We've had a lot of list turnover since then.  Here are the pictures, if
>you're interested.  I can't bear to look.
>
>http://theskinnyonbenny.com/pg3.php?spgmGal=014%20-%20Velvet%20Elvis%20Damag
>e%20Photos
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>
>Ben 
>R22 Velvet Elvis
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of KUHN, LELAND
>Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:23
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] boats down
>
>Frank,
>
>Definitely agree.  I checked on AT EASE after Saturday's blizzard and
>she didn't even look like a Rhodes.  The snow drifted a smooth hump over
>the entire boat.  The cockpit was beyond full and the cabintop and
>foredeck looked like one continuous piece.  That's a lot of snow.  I'll
>try to take some pictures if I ever get home again.
>
>The good news is that she was floating high.  The pulled-up rudder
>wasn't even in the water.  Even with all that heavy, wet snow; it
>probably doesn't weigh as much as a well-nourished crew.
>
>Lee
>1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
>Kent Island, MD
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>Leland V. Kuhn
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>Materials Management
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>Children's National Medical Center
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>301.572.3711
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>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Frank Tugwell
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>At the Washington Sailing Marina six boats have gone down, all with
>cable-actuated swing keels.  Apparently these have a keel/centerboard
>housing that is just above the waterline and the weight of the snow
>pushed
>the boats down far enough so that water came in and sank the boats  The
>large cockpit area also made the boats vulnerable, since it collected
>the
>heavy snow.  I assume the Rhodes22 setup is strong enough to withstand
>the
>extra pressure that heavy snow loads causes, but I would imagine it is
>something to keep an eye on.  We are completely snowed in here in the DC
>area.  Plenty of time to catch up on email.
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>Frank Tugwell
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