[Rhodes22-list] Help with motor mount

Tue Nov 17 09:06:21 EST 2020

Thanks Steven. It does look similar to my tracks. Less secure than I would
have thought.  Your track looks to be longer than my set up.
Thanks again for the help.
Cary
S/V Whisper

On Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 8:56 AM Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:

> My boat is a 1990 but probably similar vintage motor lift. The stopper is
> only on the starboard side track with is longer than the port side. It is
> not through-bolted to the transom and just unscrews. The bolt is covered
> with a plastic or composite bushing.
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 9:11 AM Richard Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Nabble is a PITA
> > Here are some pics.
> > Westmarine mount is temporary.
> > The GB 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" rails are 11 7/8” apart - out to out.
> > My new rails will extend past the useless rub rail.
> > But -They will not extend past the top of the transom.
> > It will be manual.
> > The stops are simple 1/4” aluminum bolts at the bottom of the rails.
> > More to follow
> >
> >
> > Richard Stott, AIA, LEED AP
> > www.stottarchitecture.com
> > Office  631-283-1777
> > Cell            516-965-3164
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Nov 16, 2020, at 9:48 AM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Rob
> > > There is a good reason for asking questions.  The more brains the
> better.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 8:32 AM Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Cary,
> > >> I don't believe grease on the tracks would be a good idea.  Any grease
> > >> would attract and hold dirt, which will just add to the wear.  I
> think a
> > >> spray lubricant such as Sailcoat would be the most you would want to
> > use. -
> > >> Rob
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ________________________________
> > >> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of
> > >> Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com>
> > >> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 4:07 PM
> > >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Help with motor mount
> > >>
> > >> Thanks Ric. You mentioned, from your survey, that we had the same
> mount.
> > >> The pictures would be really great. If you could give me the
> > >> dimensions that would put me in business.
> > >>
> > >> While I am at it, I have one more question for those on da List. Does
> > >> anyone have experience with silicone dielectric grease as lubricant
> on a
> > >> track. I am thinking of  the rails of the motor lift.
> > >> Cary
> > >> Whisper
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 3:21 PM Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Cory
> > >>> The pics I see of the red boat has a motor mount a grade level up
> from
> > >>> mine.  My aluminum rails are attached directly to the hull. There is
> a
> > >>> Delrin (I think) strip that runs on the inside of the channel, bottom
> > to
> > >>> top. I took some pics and will send them out on Monday if I can.
> > >>> Ric
> > >>> Dadventure
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>>
> > >>>> On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:38 AM, Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The minute I get off the waiting list at your marina I'll pull the
> > >>> trigger
> > >>>> on getting a recycled one from Stan.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On Sat, Nov 14, 2020, 11:31 AM Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com
> >
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Thanks Lee. Your boat looks like it was upgraded in its  life. That
> > >>> system
> > >>>>> is much newer and a better thought out system than the one on my
> 86.
> > >>>>> Rob's 90 something has something similar for his 9.9 hp with all
> > >>> electrical
> > >>>>> controls.
> > >>>>> Any luck on tracking down your Rhodes 22 to be?
> > >>>>> Cary
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 11:18 AM Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Gary,
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Don't know if any of the attached of my former 1986 AT EASE will
> > >> help.
> > >>>>>> Might need to enlarge.  Seems like a variety of stops might work.
> > >> Good
> > >>>>>> luck!
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Lee
> > >>>>>> No Boat Yet
> > >>>>>> Claytor Lake, VA
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 10:16 AM Cary Tolbert <
> > retiredtoby at gmail.com
> > >>>
> > >>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> I am asking for help with photos for an 86 Rhodes.  My boat was
> > >>>>>>> apparently hit
> > >>>>>>> in the marina and I have a damaged motor mount. I was able to
> > >> salvage
> > >>>>>> most
> > >>>>>>> of the damaged parts and replicate them from existing patterns of
> > >> the
> > >>>>> old
> > >>>>>>> parts.
> > >>>>>>> However, the LOWER STOPS were missing. So at this point I have no
> > >> idea
> > >>>>>> what
> > >>>>>>> I need to do to replicate these parts. Photos will be very
> helpful.
> > >>>>>>> Measurement would also be greatly appreciated. I am guessing any
> > >> boat
> > >>>>>> from
> > >>>>>>> an 82 to an 89 may have a very similar set up.  Ric I am glad you
> > >> can
> > >>>>> now
> > >>>>>>> send pictures with your computer. You mentioned that we have the
> > >> same
> > >>>>> set
> > >>>>>>> up. What type of material did Stan use for the stops?  Stan said,
> > he
> > >>> no
> > >>>>>>> longer makes this type of mount and cannot furnish parts. So I
> must
> > >>>>> rely
> > >>>>>> on
> > >>>>>>> your help and my modest skills to be able to sail next season.
> > >>>>>>> It must have been a lot of force on the collision as I found
> three
> > >>>>> 1/4
> > >>>>>>> inch stainless steel bolts bent to 90 degrees and one bolt was
> > >> sheared
> > >>>>>> into
> > >>>>>>> two pieces.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Thanks for your help,
> > >>>>>>> Cary Tolbert
> > >>>>>>> S/V Whisper "86
> > >>>>>>> Radford, VA
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