[Rhodes22-list] Jib Sheet track replacement.

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Hi Reuben,

Well, you can reach the last several thru bolts from the lazarette compartment, both port & starboard.  In those days,, I was skinny enough to squeeze under the seat to reach the rest, although I probably couldn’t do it today.  Hire a skinny teenager!

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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From: Reuben Mezrich<mailto:reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2022 12:56 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Jib Sheet track replacement.

So...the jib track is on top of the coaming....how do you get to the
underside to attach the washers and nylock nuts? Lying on the cockpit floor
my arms aren't nearly long enough to reach the coaming from below.
Reuben Mezrich
Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston


On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 7:36 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> I noticed the same thing back when I first got my Rhodes 22 back in 1987.
> I just backed the screws out one by one, installed longer screws into the
> same holes, and then installed SS fender washers and nylock nuts onto the
> longer threads.  In effect, my genoa track is now thru bolted and the
> fender washers serve as backing plates.  If the backside under the gunnel
> isn’t smooth; then, grind off the blobs of FRP under the gunnels while the
> screw is out.  I’ve never had any issues with the genoa tracks in the 25
> years since then.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
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> From: THOMAS POLISE via Rhodes22-list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2022 1:09 PM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Jib Sheet track replacement.
>
> If this is going out twice please excuse me. This is a photo of jib track
> screws protruding through underside of deck with no nuts or blocks.   I’m
> replacing the jib track and noticed that screws are just epoxied into deck.
> Are all Rhodes made like this and has anyone ever replaced?  If so what
> type of epoxy should I use?   Has anyone put blocking underneath, which
> seems like a difficult task?
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