[Rhodes22-list] Zebra Mussel Mitigation

[Steven Alm]

The last time I had the board out 7 or 8 years ago to change out the
control line I did it with the mast down and couldn't fit the settee board
out the companionway. It made for some pretty cramped quarters to do the
work with it in the cabin. So this time I raised the mast and was able to
get everything out of my way to do this job which is already quite a bear.
without having all that stuff in the way. And yes, I could have wrestled
the board out myself without all that rigmarole and put up with a sore back
or been simpler to get a buddy to help but I like dreaming up ways to do
things "the easy way" even though the setup takes longer than anything.
Lol! By the way, the first time I did this I found the 60 or so fasteners
around the cap were Phillips head and I must have cursed Stan's name a
thousand times struggling to get those off. Of course I changed them out to
hex head and even though it's still a pretty tedious job, I'm happy as can
be to use a socket wrench this time.

Slim
Fandango

On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:09 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> I think mine weighs 80 lbs so it is a struggle to lift and carry off the
> boat. I have never removed the centerboard when the mast was up. Neat
> design.
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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
> Lowe, Rob
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 12:06 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Zebra Mussel Mitigation
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> Slim,
> Pretty interesting.  First time I can think of someone setting up a rig for
> removing the centerboard.  How much does that thing weigh?  I wasn't sure
> if
> you could man handle it or not.  I hope your solution to the zebra mussels
> works.  I'm thankful we don't have to deal with them (yet) where we sail.
>
> Rob
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Steven
> Alm
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2022 2:35 PM
> To: Rhodes <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Zebra Mussel Mitigation
>
> I keep my boat on Lake Pepin which is actually The Mississippi River.
> Unfortunately it's become infested with zebra mussels in a big way. They
> got
> up inside the centerboard trunk and jammed up the board so bad it would
> hardly move up and down. At one point mid-season last year I hauled it out
> on the marina's big travel lift and power sprayed up in the trunk as best
> we
> could and it was better for a while. I can't keep doing that though so I
> took the board out and painted it with anti-fouling ablative bottom paint,
> counting on the fact that they can't attach to the paint. I was mostly
> unable to prep /sand the inside of the trunk to my satisfation but I did
> get
> three coats of paint down there with the weenie roller on a stick.
> The fun part was the trolly I fabricated to hook the block and tackle to,
> hoisted the board up and rolled it across the boom and out to the cockpit
> for prep and paint. Then hoisted it back up, rolled it back in and lowered
> it into place. (see pictures) I'm counting on the bottom paint to solve the
> problem. I truly hope not to be doing this again!!
>
> Slim
> Fandango
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