[Rhodes22-list] Oh boy...

[Austin Carter]

Rob,

Parting it out is definately an option, there are plenty of good parts on
the boat and I could probably make my money back pretty easily.

Like I said I'm not quite sure yet what I'm going to do. I think tomarrow
I'm gonna drill a few holes through the bottom layer of the deck to get a
better idea of how bad it is. I know there are ways to fix this, but if the
whole deck is rotted I would prolly be better off finding another boat.

Maybe a dumb question, but is there wood in the Hull, or is that made
differently than the deck. I come from small motorboats so the build and
design is completely different than what I'm used to.

Austin




On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Rob Granger <rgranger at sbc.edu> wrote:

> Austin
>
> Bummer on the boat's condition.  :-(
>
> So are you thinking of parting her out?  If so...  I'll make a bid on the
> stern rail.... if you are close enough for me to drive...
>
> Let me know of list if that works for you...
>
> rgranger at sbc.edu
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Austin Carter <acarter250 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Well,  I got it home last night and this afternoon I looked over it a
> > little more. I attached some pics below.
> >
> > The hull itselft seems pretty solid, the transom seems to be dry (at
> least
> > the bottom where the plug goes, was poking around and it was solid and
> dry)
> > The rest of the boat is a different story. After pulling a panel off I
> got
> > access to under the cockpit, the floor supports are completely rotten as
> > you can see in the pic. After pulling out some screws I found that the
> deck
> > above the cabin seems to be rotten in between the glass as well, as is
> the
> > gunwalls on the sides of the cockpit. I found a  hole that I assume was
> > used for an atenna cable on the top of the cockpit, I couldn't even find
> > any wood in between the layers there, I'm guessing it's all rotted away.
> >
> > In the lazarette there is a raised "shelf?" incased in fiberglass on each
> > side of the compartment. I assume this is structural?, or part of the
> foam?
> > Anyways, someone at some point screwed a small eye bolt through it on the
> > side. I pulled it out and out came water :-(. So whatever is in there is
> > filled with water, I'm guessing wood. The interior is completely shot
> > (looks like it's been chaged a few times), but I knew that and was
> planning
> > a full rebuild of the inside.
> >
> > So it looks like this boat isn't going to see the water, or any more of
> my
> > money. The good part is that I only paid $600 for everything, that's why
> I
> > wasn't real concerned if it was too far gone, and I figure the trailer
> > should be worth half that, good solid trailer just needs some TLC. The
> main
> > sail is useable but could use a cleaning and the jib looks pretty clean,
> > and all the rigging seems to be there and in decent shape. So who knows
> > where I'll go from here, I woundn't mind spending time and money on it,
> but
> > it seems like the problems I found are beyond repair.
> >
> > I attached a few pics below.
> >
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