[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard cap

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

It looks like it is just sealed with the factory rubber seal.

> On Jan 13, 2015, at 1:11 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> How long has it been since last inspected? If it has been many years, this
> might be a good time to check it out. Removing the cap is a bit of a pain as
> there are 40 or so bolts that are way down low but not all that difficult a
> task otherwise unless someone sealed the darn thing down with 3M 5200 or
> equivalent. That is what happened to me and it was impossible to remove
> without damaging and breaking the cap. Even so it took many hours cutting
> through the sealant with a knife that I would heat with a torch and then cut
> an inch or so each time. The cap was not that hard to repair but it would
> have been a much easier task had the cap been installed with an appropriate
> gasket. In any event, make sure that when you install the new floor that you
> build in a way to remove it when you do need to service the CB and trunk.
> So, basically my advice is to go ahead if the cap is currently installed
> properly and it has been a long time since last checked. It will be much
> easier to get the cap off if the floor stringers are removed - as I
> understand is the case in your situation.
> 
> When I first inspected mine I found that all of the blocks had seized. I
> also took the opportunity to paint the centreboard and inside of the trunk
> with antifouling. 15 years later when I removed the cap for the second time
> I found that the antifouling was still completely clean so either it worked
> very well or I didn't need it in the first place. Still, once the
> centreboard is removed it is easy to paint the trunk and doesn't hurt. I am
> in fresh water but the lake has zebra mussels which can build into a massive
> coating if they find the right circumstances. Antifouling is very effective
> with them. It would be interesting to see what the experience of others has
> been with fouling in the centreboard trunk.
> 
> Graham 
> 
> 
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> 
> Ok, so i am getting ready to rebuild my floor.  Its all clean and ready to
> put the stringers in and i am looking at the centerboard cap and wondering
> if i should take it apart and inspect it all.  The line looks good and it
> works. Some of the gelcoat is chipped off the cb. Three of the cb cap screws
> are mild steel and rusty.
> Advice?
> 
> Bob (palatka fl)
> "Saved by Grace"
> The name comes from the fact that with each child i agreed to it if i could
> buy a boat!  Haha! So our fourth and last :-) was a beautiful little girl
> named...Grace.
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