[Rhodes22-list] retirement

[Michael Hellyar]

they do amazing things for amazing people who want to live to sail....after spouse and grandlids cannot think of a better reason 

To Your Health

Mike Hellyar
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On Jun 24, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> I mentioned to a retired psychologist friend of mine that I was as busy
> after retirement as I was before. His thought was that we were also getting
> less efficient. He is right, I am much less efficient when I look at what I
> accomplish even while  I am busy but I have also discovered that the lower
> need for efficiency is really the joy of retirement. You don't feel guilty
> spending time of the Rhodes list. 
> 
> By the way, if any of you have bypass surgery in your future and are
> wondering about coping with boats etc. I would suggest that you hold off on
> major decisions until you see how things turn out. I had a quadruple bypass
> last Wednesday, got home yesterday and have to say that while I have lots of
> aches and pains and look a bit like a Frankenstein project, I really
> experienced very little real pain and for only brief periods. These guys are
> amazing. I have lost my boating season I expect but I am also glad I didn't
> sell the boat or do some other rash thing. 
> 
> Graham 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Michael Hellyar
> Sent: June-23-13 6:03 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Leaking Window
> 
> Isn't that the truth about retirement. Too much time and too many ways to
> spend.....fixing up boats.
> 
> Mike Hellyar
> sent from my iPad
> 
> On Jun 22, 2013, at 10:59 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Bob. I seem to be busier now that I'm retired than I was when I 
>> was working full time.
>> 
>> Rummy
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 6/22/2013 10:33:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>> bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net writes:
>> 
>> Rummy:  Great advice on port leak repair and Harbor Freight tool to  help.
>> 
>> Congrats on retirement!
>> 
>> Bob  on R22 "NoKaOi 3  "
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jun 22, 2013, at 7:54 AM,  R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>>> David,
>>> The quick method is to  simply seal around the outside edge of the 
>>> port
>> and
>>> continue  sailing. The slower, longer lasting method, is to remove 
>>> the
>> port
>>> using  wooden or plastic wedges and putty knives to remove the port.  
>> Clean
>>> all the old  caulk off with acetone and then reinstall the  port with 
>>> a
>> good
>>> urethane or  neoprene caulk. This is a time  consuming repair, as you 
>>> do
>> not
>>> want to damage  the surrounding  fiberglass, but it will last 
>>> anywhere
>> from
>>> ten to fifteen years   depending on the quality of the materials you use.
>>> You can search the  archives and I'm sure you will find a more in 
>>> depth description  of the process.
>>> The dirty part of the water is coming from the crud  that has 
>>> collected behind the port over the years. Things like  spider crap, 
>>> mold and
>> mildew,
>>> pollen  and even leaves have been  found once the port is removed.
>>> 
>>> Rummy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 6/21/2013 3:32:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time, 
>>> chsyhkr at gmail.com writes:
>>> 
>>> one of   the windows above the bench seat in our galley has a very small
>>> leak.   Maybe a teaspoon after a big rain or extended  cleaning.
>>> 
>>> The water is  coming in contact with something  that darkens it quite 
>>> a
>> bit.
>>> I was  planning on removing the  flange around the wind,  seeing what  
>>> is there, and  resealing as  needed.
>>> 
>>> Thoughts?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> David B.  Craft
>>> Greensboro,  NC
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