[Rhodes22-list] Rubber gasket

[mike wilson]

Hi Graham, Patrick, Phil, et al: FYI I am a forth Rhodie in Canada and
located in Oshawa. I've been quietly monitoring "the list" since last fall
and really appreciate the advice and maintenance tips from the more
experienced Rhodies out there. Keep up the good work.
Cheers to all.
Mike

On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Patrick:
>
> Glad to hear that there is another Rhodie in Canada. I thought Phil
> Gautier and I were the only ones.
>
> I replaced my gasket last year but was unable to find the proper neoprene.
> I finally got some neoprene from a neighbor but it wasn't smooth surfaced
> so it leaked no matter how many bolts I added. I finally stopped the leaks
> by using butyl tape - not an ideal solution, but it worked well. Butyl is
> an excellent sealant but has very low adhesive qualities so it should be
> easy to remove in the future should that be necessary. The tape is about
> 3/4" wide but I only used about half of that on both sides of the gasket as
> I didn't want to have it squeeze into the centerboard slot. I would not use
> the butyl that comes in a tube. In fact only use the butyl if you can't get
> the proper neoprene.
>
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
> Kingston Ontario.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
> Of Patrick Cheung
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 2:11 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rubber gasket
>
> Gary,
>
> I found the perfect one from Amazon but they won’t ship to Canada. Gonna
> keep looking.
>
> Thx, Patrick
>
>
>
> > On Aug 17, 2018, at 1:32 PM, Gary Novotny <gjnovotny at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Patrick,
> >
> > When I did my centerboard trunk maintenance four years ago I used
> neoprene sheet I bought off of Amazon. It seems to have worked well.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > Moon shadow 1978 R22
> >
> >
> >> On 8/17/2018 11:50 AM, Patrick Cheung wrote:
> >> Dear Rhodies,
> >>
> >> It is time to repair the center board. I reached out to Stan for a
> piece of
> >> the rubber but he is super busy right now.
> >>
> >> I seems to recall some Rhodies may have extra rubber left over from
> their
> >> repair. I am hoping I can buy a stripe off you, if you are willing to
> sell.
> >>
> >> Patrick
> >> Duck, '84
> >> Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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> > Gary Novotny
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