[Rhodes22-list] Deck Joint repair question

[chuy carreon]

Great idea on the 3m 4200. I removed the aluminum guard rail with care and drilled out the rivets. Most were decomposed. I used aluminum bolts and locking nuts with a washer. Used plenty of 4200. I think now I should have used stainless steel with a new guard rail. But even now do not know what that would have been.  All is holding well.

Good luck.
Chuy
1987 AfterMath

> On March 25, 2022 at 11:34 AM RODNEY BROWN <rnelson204 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks to everyone who replied. Ive ordered some 3m 4200 and will attempt the easier route up the mountain before I start taking a bunch of stuff apart.  I’ll report back in when its complete and Ive had time to test her out. 
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> Have a great weekend all,
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> Rodney
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> > On Mar 25, 2022, at 10:24 AM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
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> > Rodney,
> > I had a similar problem with my first Rhodes.  I just got a chalk gun and chalked around the joint as best I could.  Problem solved.  Don't use a silicon chalk as you'll never get of off if you need to.
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> > Rob
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of R Brown
> > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 2:30 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Deck Joint repair question
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> > Hope everyone is having a great week.  I purchased my Rhodes in Jan, and the owner mentioned that he was planning on resealing the deck joint this year (she leaks a little water on the starboard side galley are when the gunwales are buried). The search function lead to me to a few threads on this topics, but left me with questions.  (My boat was built in 2001)
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> > A. What to parts should I expect to replace?   I’ve read mention of drilling out rivets when resealing the joint.  
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> > Some one mentioned replacing rivets with bolts. Are there thoughts about the pros and cons of bolt vs. rivets? 
> > Does anyone have a suggestion on what size rivets I’ll need? Also, where is a good source to purchase them?
> > Should I plan on replacing the rub rail while doing this? 
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> > B. How much time should I budget for this repair? 
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> > C. Lastly, would anyone be willing to talk live to share the experience on this repair.  If so my cell is 405-496-5533
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> > Thanks in advance for helping this rookie out. 
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> > Cheers,
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> > Rodney 
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