[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in St. Maarten

[Jesse Shumaker]

Dave, where did you get the thru-hull valve?  Can you tell us about the
installation process?

Thanks,
Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 7:41 PM dlwelchne--- via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

>  Peter,
> After buying our ‘86 Rhodes 22 in September, one of the things we ordered
> for it is a 1/4 turn thru-hull valve at the hull at the bottom of the sink
> drain hose.
> Dave
>     On Friday, January 7, 2022, 08:17:43 PM CST, Peter Nyberg <
> peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
>
>  Roger,
>
> Could you please describe the scenario in which the failure of one of
> those hoses would cause the boat to founder quickly?  I'm not quite seeing
> it, and I'd guess that Dynamic Equilibrium is the only boat in the R22
> fleet with a valve on that thru hull.
>
> BTW, I hope your recovery is going well.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On 2022-01-07, at 18:15:10 EST, ROGER PIHLAJA wrote:
> >
> > Hi Rob,
> >
> > You might want to install a real thru hull with a valve.  If one of
> those hoses
> > fail, you’re going down pretty quick!  It’s a pretty easy upgrade and
> definitely
> > cheap insurance.  It was one of the first things I changed on S/V
> Dynamic
> > Equilibrium after I bought the boat in 1987.
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
>
>