[Rhodes22-list] Hull Thickness

[Graham Stewart]

If fastening the pump to the bilge floor is the issue another alternative to using 5200 on the pump directly would be to epoxy a piece of plywood to the bilge and screw the pump to the plywood. The plywood pad should be totally encapsulated in the epoxy so that it doesn't rot. The advantage of using the plywood is that you can remove the pump by removing the screws. It might not be possible to remove the pump without destroying it if you use 5200 directly. The disadvantage of using a plywood pad is that the pump will be off the hull by the thickness of the plywood and therefore not drain as well. 

Graham Stewart
Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
Kingston Ontario







-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Chris Geankoplis
Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 12:08 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hull Thickness

Perhaps it is a question of using screws to secure the pump. Don’t. A bit
of PL 5200 will do the trick.
Chris Geankoplis
ENOSIS
Rhodes, Greece

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 3:17 AM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Normally you would want the thru hull for a bilge pump as high up on the
> hull as possible with a loop in the discharge hose. My discharge is above
> the galley where the hull is about .25" thich as I recall. Maybe I don't
> understand what you are asking.
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> Graham Stewart
> Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
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> Joe Dempsey
> Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 6:11 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hull Thickness
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> I'm looking to mount a small bilge pump in the lazarette of my Rhodes. I'm
> having difficulty finding articles in the new Archives. Too many pages to
> scroll through and click. I've found a couple of articles indicating the
> thickness 12" or more from the centerline. Can anyone tell me the thickness
> near the centerline (6" or less)?
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>  Thanks!
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