[Rhodes22-list] Size of Centerboard hole

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Hi Graham,

Interesting windows on your dog house.  I’ve never seen a Rhodes 22 that didn’t have 3 separate ports.

My friend with the 42 ft LOA catamaran has a conventional mainsail with lazy jacks.  They work OK; but, you have to watch that the battens don’t get fouled going up or down.  I sailed the same boat before we installed the lazy jacks and that huge mainsail was a real bear to handle! The self flaking and self storing features of the lazy jacks are nice.  It helps if the helmsman can keep the boat pointed right into the eye of the wind.  The extra work associated with rigging/unrigging the lazy jacks is also a bit of a PITA.  My friend leaves his boat in the water all spring, summer, and fall.  In the winter, the mast stay up; but, the sails, boom, and lazy jacks all come down.  We’ve got rigging/unrigging it down to a system; but, it probably adds an extra 45 minutes each time.  Often, my Boy Scout Troop helps and they love it!

Do you trailer your Rhodes 22 much?

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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> On May 14, 2022, at 8:32 AM, ROGER PIHLAJA <Roger_Pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
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> Unfortunately, there are also 2 holes in the centerboard.  There is a hole which is a snug fit with a 1/2” OD shoulder bolt which is what the centerboard pivots on.  Then, there is another hole near the trailing edge of the centerboard for the pennant.  On my boat, this hole is 3/8” ID.
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> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 13, 2022, at 9:08 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
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>> Hi