[Rhodes22-list] Stan, if you are lurking

[Chris Geankoplis]

I’ll wait for the movi to come out.
Chris Geankoplis

On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 at 18:21, stan <stan at generalboats.com> wrote:

>
> congratulations on becoming the first member of an exclusive society of
> one.  I don't recall anyone ever breaking a rudder head cheek with the
> rudder blade fully down since then there is no pressure on the cheeks as
> you can tell by there being no resistance to the tiller.  Of course I buy
> your tale so maybe it always had a weak spot and its day had come. The
> hours between now and showtime are at a premium.  But I will see if one is
> available.  Having to make anything from scratch before the show is
> impossible.   But of course there is now Cowie to come to your rescue.  My
> recollection is you saw little fault with his immorality so you have my
> blessings for his crew to pitch in.  Which segways into the parts site
> proof reading. It is not ready for prime time List debuting yet since it
> lets Cowie have it. It will eventually be going public world wide.  Have to
> have some comic relief.
>
>
>
> On 9/23/19 4:46 PM, S/V Lark wrote:
> > Stan.  Wow.
> >
> > I managed to crack the black plastic rudder cheek (port side) yesterday
> at
> > the bottom bolt.   In my defense, yes the rudder was down all the way as
> > instructed.     It was windy.  Predicted 10-20 but at the time it was 20
> > sustained, with gusts to 30 and 70 degree shifts (I looked it up).   I
> was
> > close hauled on a port tack but heavily reefed.  The main was out to one
> "2"
> > and the jib to the height of the lower "22".   I had just been crossed
> by a
> > windsurfer which went down in a shift / gust and was blowing toward me.
> Of
> > course he was off my port bow and the boat wanted to round up.  I
> released
> > the sheets, but the boat and I were arguing about the merits  of a new
> > bowsprit.   Since it wasn't a pretty girl I insisted we fall off.  I
> finally
> > got  the LARK to agree, but heard a pop.   Anyway, I would like to buy
> > another port side plastic cheek and if you have them, the stainless lock
> > nuts plus one grommet (twisted when it cracked).   Am I just hard on
> > equipment?
> >
> > Since I'm at it, I also had a stress crack of the starboard black plastic
> > part that holds the companionway hatch in place.  The bottom cracked off
> at
> > the bottom screw.  I have no idea why, nobody had tried to break in.  I
> made
> > replacements for both sides from some Mahogany I had bought years ago for
> > the other boat but when I opened the shrink wrap I found it was some
> African
> > knock off that is very light weight and may or may not be rot resistant.
> > While I'm at it, I may as well ask for another factory original.
> >
> > I make somebody else do my website proof reading.   You can post your
> edits
> > here and let the group pick them apart.
> > Alex
> >
> > Colealexander at Hotmail.com
> > cell   260 five 78 0178
> > office 937 six 53 7326
> >
> >
> > -----
> > Alex Cole
> > S/V Lark
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> >
> >
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