[Rhodes22-list] Two unrelated questions

Hank hnw555 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 30 09:28:15 EDT 2020


Jim,

As others have said there is no standard Rhodes wiring.  My experience with
GB is that while they build great boats, they do not follow standard marine
practices for the electrical system.  I've completely rewired several boats
and helped other Rhodes owners solve issues in the past as I used to be a
Helicopter electrician in the army and the principles of both are pretty
much the same.

I highly recommend Don Casey's book on sailboat maintenance as it will tell
you how it's supposed to be and you can adjust from there.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0071462848/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_oZZ-EbM6K8GBA

Good luck!

Hank

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 7:21 PM James Schroll <jschroll at msn.com> wrote:

> We keep our 1990 Rhodes 22 (refurbished by Stan in 2016) at a neighbors
> house on the Magothy River (5 miles or so north of Annapolis).  She has a
> boat lift which has become available, but I will clearly need to build some
> bunks in order to use it.  Right now, there are two 3”w x 12”h beams
> running (parallel to the centerline of the boat) attached to the tow steel
> I beams of the lift.  Does anyone have any experience, plans, dimensions,
> pictures, or anything else which might guide my creation of a set of
> bunks?  If nothing else, I can try to reproduce the layout of the bunks on
> our trailer, but actual dimensions/angles would certainly help.
>
> Secondly, most fo the electrical circuits seem to not be functioning.  The
> batteries are fine and the engine starts immediately, the cabin lights
> work, and the radio (which does not appear to be wired into the breaker
> panel works, but the running lights, 12 v outlets, anchoring light, and
> masthead light are not functioning.  Does anyone have wiring diagrams which
> might be of help?  I’m pretty sure that the wiring is not all original
> (some of the wires leaving the breaker panel are different than those
> arriving at the lights, suggesting splices and homemade repairs).  Any
> suggestions on how to attack this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Schroll
> Pinafore


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