[Rhodes22-list] Recommendations? Where to buy replacement lines

[Larry Gioia]

Thank you for the details Steven!  Wow that’s a big job - I was hoping when the daggerboard/diamondboard drops down fully that the steel eye with the bowline tied to it was accessible from underneath. Guess I’d better brush up on my salty vocabulary to prepare! I suspect I won’t need to replace it for years but am always thinking “what if that line breaks?”
  
Thanks again!
  
Larry

> On Jul 1, 2020, at 3:30 PM, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Larry. I replaced my centerboard line a few years ago. I did it on the trailer in the off season. Some boats have a block system that the line feeds through but mine does not. It's just a straight shot through to the diamond board and tied on to a little steel eye with a bowline. The setee and the companionway step is one big piece so that has to come off, and so while it was off I also ran new wiring to my bilge pump. My boat's a 1990 and the 60 or so bolts that secure the centerboard cap were phillips head (!) and every single one was a struggle to remove. I had to clip a vice grips to the nut on the underside and with two hands bear down hard for 1/4 turn at a time. Not fun! The ones in the back were especially challenging. Fortunately I have a big, salty vocabulary of special words that helped a lot! I replaced them with hex head bolts which were exponentially easier to put back in place with just a box wrench under and a ratchet on top. Take care to tension the bolts evenly, working from the middle towards the ends. Nice and snug but do not over tighten. I didn't use a torque wrench or anything - just extra care to be consistent.  Luckily the big gasket was still in good shape and I just cleaned it up and reused it and I've had no leaks. To lift the board out I fed a length of bailing wire down either side of the board and then crawled under the boat and twisted the ends together, forming a big loop. It made for a "handle" to lift it out. Other than removing the original bolts, the project wasn't too bad. I'll post a photo.
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>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 5:14 PM Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> Thanks Peter!  
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>> I’ve been reading some articles & watching some videos - always dangerous - but polyester braid seems to be a common recommendation. So far the only lines I’ve needed to replace are the one that holds the rudder up out of the water and the one that tightens the 2 backstays together.  Luckily the one that controls the daggerboard is in good shape, as it looks pretty tricky to replace. I’m hoping it can be done while the boat is on the stand in the fall & winter (I think the stand was cut from a Triad trailer so same as being on a trailer) - if anyone has a suggestion for doing that I’d be most appreciative. Probably fine for several years but I’d rather do it before it fails. 
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>> Thanks again!
>> 
>> Larry
>> ‘14 R22 Language of Love
>> ‘86 R22 <my daughters are suggesting LOL II as the name>
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>> > On Jun 30, 2020, at 4:20 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
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>> > Larry,
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>> > Somewhere back in history, someone on the list suggested that what you want for the running rigging on a Rhodes 22 is polyester braid line.  Looking at the Defender website, the brand of polyester braid that looks most like what came with my boat is Samson Trophy Braid.  A blurb from the product description:
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>> > Samson Trophy Braid is a polyester double-braid with a soft, fuzzy cover that's easy to hold in wet or dry conditions.
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>> > I’m not sure if it’s exactly what Stan uses, but it seems similar.  It comes in white, black, blue, red, and green, and is sold by the foot.
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>> > —Peter 
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>> >> On Jun 29, 2020, at 5:49 PM, Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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>> >> Hi,
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>> >> My 2014 R22’s jib sheet, main sheet & halyards etc will probably need replacement in a year or 2. Any recommendations for where to get them? I really liked the blue ones that came with the boat when new, not sure where Stan gets them - I assume he doesn’t sell replacements. Peter you mentioned Defender Marine in CT for other items, I like ordering from them as ground deliveries arrive the next day up here in the Adirondacks. 
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>> >> Thanks!
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>> >> Larry
>> >> ‘14 R22 Language of Love
>> >> ‘86 R22 <as yet unnamed!> 
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