[Rhodes22-list] Problem with tube to centerboard cap - unsure what to do

Todd Tavares tavares0947 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 20 11:53:04 EST 2019


Allyn,
While I cant speak for others, my boat has an off the shelf mushroom top
through hull fitting. The edges wrre cut off and formed to fit the cockpit
drain gutter. But the main purpose for the through hull is for ease of
connection to the hose below, as water collecting in the cockpit gutter and
seats will drain out through the rear seat drains anyway. Most owners have
enlarged these rear seat drains to at least ¾" fittings too, if not already
factory equipped.

Todd T.

tavares0947 at gmail.com

On Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 6:59 PM Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com> wrote:

> As you all can tell with my posts, I'm new to sailing, and I really,
> really want to get this boat in the water. I've had the inside torn apart
> for 2-3 weeks, and I'm held up by the tube to the centerboard cap. I've
> spent multiple evenings trying to get the tube in place that the line to
> the centerboard goes through. The problem is that the size of the hole in
> the centerboard cap is 1-1/8" and the outside diameter of the hole in the
> outlet that goes up to the cockpit is slightly larger than 1-1/4". I
> believe that is why the previous owner had one tube inside the other, but
> it leaked pretty badly. I purchased various sizes and types of tubes, I've
> heated them with boiling water as well as a hot air gun for heat shrink
> tubing. The problem is, whatever tubing I can get around the upper hole is
> too loose for the connection at the centerboard cap. I've included a link
> for the fiberglass on the upper end the tube connects to, and there are
> lots of gaps in the fiberglass layers. I presume this is why I'm having the
> problem. I'm literally at my wits end, and I'm contemplating using a Dremel
> tool and cutting off the upper connection and installing a through hull
> fitting. However, given how the through hull won't be resting against a
> flat surface, I'm hesitant about doing this. I'm not sure how well caulk
> filling in the void will work. Can anyone offer a solution?
>
> https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApL2Pe-LKYIig0lr50d4ejULV_Rl?e=ea6tVz
>
> Thank you very much!
>


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