[Rhodes22-list] Hull Thickness

Chris Geankoplis chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com
Tue Oct 5 14:37:15 EDT 2021


Yes I wasn't clear. Graham was more articulate, though I thick some PVC
board would work well and you wouldn't need to epoxy it.
Chris G


On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 3:14 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

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