[Rhodes22-list] Restoration update

Rob Granger rgranger at sbc.edu
Thu Sep 26 11:39:22 EDT 2013


Hi Don

See my response to Graham.   If you have any more questions just shoot me
an email

Other Rob


On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Donald Simons <borderfolle at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Thanks for posting the photos.  Nice job!  I too would like to know more
> on how you supported the boat, since I plan to epoxy barrier-cote and paint
> my bottom before next season.  I have been pondering ideas on how to get
> the boat high enough to get to the centerboard.  The use of a beam between
> trees reminds me of when I hoisted a V-8 out of a powerboat 12 years ago!
>
> Don
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca>
> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Restoration update
>
>
> Rob:
> What a difference! Congratulations.
>
> I am curious about how you lifted the boat off its trailer. Looks like the
> back was placed over the picnic table with the tongue of the trailer very
> low and then the front of the boat was hoisted with cargo straps. Were the
> straps just cargo straps and, if so, what strength rating are they? Was the
> ratchet mechanism sufficient to lift the boat alone?
>
> Graham
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Rob Granger
> Sent: September-25-13 9:23 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Restoration update
>
> Hello Rhodies
>
> It has been a long time since I've posted here.  If you remember me, I was
> restoring a  VERY BADLY neglected Rhodes 22 that I picked up for $250.
> Anyway, I kind of let an entire summer go by without doing any work on
> her... because I purchased a Balboa 26 and was doing a lot of work on that
> instead.   But this past weekend, I got back to my Rhodes.
>
> I had already stripped the bottom to gel coat, and filled in all of the
> dings, gouges and blisters and this weekend I put on two coats of epoxy
> barrier coat and two coats of enamel... and repainted the boot stripe.
>
> I've attached before -- in between and after pics.
>
> Fair winds,
>
> The other Rob
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Dr. Robert Granger
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Sweet Briar College
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