[Rhodes22-list] Boat Show?

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

> Question:
> Someone recently replaced my centerboard line.  It has the entire 50' roll
> of yacht braid. When the centerboard is in the up (folded) trailering
> position, how much of the centerboard pennant is left?
>
> Another way to ask this question is how much line do i leave when i cut
> away the excess line?
>
>> On Sep 22, 2015, at 10:17 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks all for the welcoming replies. Nice to see some familiar names
>> and
>> old friends. Fandango's been on the hard for a few years while I went
>> through some major changes but I finally got her in the water this
>> summer
>> and remembered why I like this boat so much. I've done quite a bit of
>> much-needed maintenance and still more to come but the centerboard line
>> was
>> about to break so that's the priority now.
>>
>> I was able to get in contact with Stan who said the neoprene gasket
>> should
>> be reusable and that any quarter inch line will do, although I'll look
>> for
>> the high quality yacht braid Bob suggests. I'm thinking a whipping right
>> where it gets cleated would be a good idea so long as it doesn't bulk up
>> the line too much to slide through the hole. While I have the line out I
>> might drill that hole just a little bigger. I never want to do this job
>> again so an anti-chafe whip came to mind.
>>
>> I started in on it today and took off the breaker panel, the big board
>> that
>> serves as the companionway step, settee and hinged passageway (all one
>> piece), the step support and the floor board around the trunk. I counted
>> 56
>> bolts around the trunk! They're ss phillips heads (many stripped out
>> heads
>> at that -- don't know why they'd be stripped -- how many times has the
>> trunk been removed?) with washers and lock nuts. It's a royal PITA
>> removing
>> even the bolts with the good heads to say nothing of the stripped ones!
>> I
>> got about half of them off and quit for the day.
>>
>> This may take a while but there should be plenty of good weather left in
>> the season to work on it before it gets too cold so no need to rush
>> through
>> it. [grin] I'll try to get some photos and keep you posted.
>>
>> Thanks again everybody!
>>
>> -Slim
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 3:17 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Slim: Use high quality yacht braid.  It will last longer than other
>>> line
>>> in a cam cleat.
>>> The gasket is neoprene and doesnt need a sealant. Just clean the
>>> surfaces
>>> really well.
>>> If your cap is put on with screws, most recommend changing to ss bolts
>>> and
>>> nylock ss nuts.
>>>
>>> Bob (palatka)
>>>
>>>>> On Sep 22, 2015, at 1:35 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello dear Rhodies -- My name is Steve Alm ("Slim") and I live in
>>>> Minneapolis, MN and also in Menomonie, WI. I was an active list user
>>>> for
>>>> quite a few years back before many of us migrated to Facebook. I've
>>>> had
>>> my
>>>> R22 for about 17 years and it needs some attention. The centerboard
>>> control
>>>> line is getting frayed where it always meets the cleat when all the
>>>> way
>>> up
>>>> so I want to replace it before it breaks and I'd have no way to raise
>>> it. I
>>>> guess then I'd have a fixed keel boat, No?
>>>>
>>>> I've emailed Stan for a trunk gasket and possibly the line itself. I
>>> don't
>>>> know exactly what kind of line this is. It's stiffer than the stuff I
>>>> see
>>>> at West Marine so I don't really know what to ask for, or if it's even
>>>> critical.
>>>>
>>>> Have any of y'all ever done this? I'd love some advice or tips on the
>>>> procedure. For instance, when you put all the trunk screws back in, do
>>> you
>>>> need to use a torque wrench to get them all the same? Gasket sealer
>>>> brand/type?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>>>> Slim
>>>> SV Fandango
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Rod Ellner <rodellner at icloud.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi List!
>>>>>
>>>>> This is from Mary (Rod’s wife).   I am sending this, as Slim
>>>>> (Steven
>>> Alm)
>>>>> has a Rhodes 22 issue…….and he has been “off da list” for
>>>>> awhile……(and
>>>>> Rummy the Rhodes Guru is no longer with us!)
>>>>>
>>>>> Take him “under your wings”!      Thank You!
>>>>>
>>>>> Mary Ellner
>>>>> s/v Toy Blew
>>>>> St Croix River/WI
>>>>>>> On Sep 22, 2015, at 10:27 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>>>>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> General Boats is listed online in the Exhibitors list, but the
>>>>>> Rhodes
>>> 22
>>>>> is
>>>>>> not listed in the boat list. Maybe Stan is just bringing groceries
>>> from
>>>>> his
>>>>>> new business.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----
>>>>>> Bob Weiss
>>>>>> Beach Spring
>>>>>> 1998 Rhodes 22 Recycled in 2014
>>>>>> --
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