[Rhodes22-list] Hit by a car, can my rhodes be saved?

Tue May 25 21:33:57 EDT 2010

John,

While you are probably correct about the insurance value of the '81 Rhodes, 
why would you separate the deck and the hull?  Most of us do not have a 
lifting mechanism capable of doing so.  I would think that most of the 
damage might be reachable from the laz (not very comfortable but it does 
provide access to the hull at that point.)  When I needed to do a fair 
amount of work on my R22, I thoroughly cleaned and repainted my laz before 
spending a fair amount of time in there working on repairs.  There was 
plenty of room for my 5'11" frame in the laz, although I must admit, it 
would have been easier if I had lost 30 pounds or so.  Pillows helped a lot.

Your point about finding another Rhodes 22 is well taken, although I haven't 
seen many for sale lately.  As far as the 5% fee for Stan, I believe Alex 
said he paid nothing for the boat (it was a gift) so Stan has already 
received all the fee that he is entitled to.

I still think that unless Alex is real good at 'glass repair, the boat 
should be repaired professionally and the best place is still GBI (and may 
be the least costly if Stan is in a good mood.)

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "John Shulick" Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 8:26 PM
> Alex,
>
> Sorry to see what has happened to your boat. I'm more sorry to say the
> insurance bastards will probably screw you to the wall and give you next 
> to
> nothing citing the age of the boat for their excuse.
> Also because of the age stan may or may not even give you the time of day 
> as
> he is not usually inclined to do anything for the owners of older rhodes
> especially if he has not received his 5% homage. That being said it is my
> humble opinion that the damage is repairable if you have the time and 
> skill
> and tools to do the job. Those tools and skills would include the ability 
> to
> separate the hull from the deck at the rub rail (there is a joint there)
> removing the deck and cockpit and working from the inside of the hull
> rebuilding everything as you go then putting it all back together. Quite a
> project but doable. Might be cheaper to find another boat. I wish you the
> best of luck and hope all works out in the end.
>
> John S
>
>
> Alex McKenna wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This week I was going to start work restoring my rhodes 22, but Saturday
>> at 4:30 AM there arose a problem. My wife and I were awoken to the sound
>> of an explosion, we looked out our window and saw a car driving on our
>> lawn. A man fell asleep at the wheel, and drove his honda civic through
>> our fence, smashing into, then going under our boat on the trailer. The
>> boat was still tightly strapped to the dual-axle trailer with 10k pound
>> straps. He was still going so fast after the collision, he demolished two
>> more fences, throwing the heavy, trex fencing 20 or 30 feet. The hull has
>> three or fours cracks near the transom. I have to get an estimate for
>> repairs, but we recently moved to CT and I don't know any repair shops in
>> the area.
>>
>> What do you think are the chances of getting this repaired? I may be able
>> to grind and epoxy myself, but I don't know if I will be able to get
>> access to the inner hull.
>>
>> Here are some pics of the damage:
>>
>> Amazingly, the driver was unhurt, and left the car before the police
>> arrived.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alex
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