[Rhodes22-list] " centerboardissues"

[Todd Tavares]

Frank,(?)

    Are you certain that your centerboard is not accessed from below?   On my 1974 the centerboard is removed from underneath the boat.  It is held in place and pivots on a 1/2" stainless steel rod which is removed by removing a cover plate on the side of the keel and drifting the pin out of either side.  I will try to attach a pic, and hope my e-mail provider doesn't strip them out.

   I don't know for sure, but I think the centerboard cap for the newer models may have the bolted flange lower than the height of the floor support stringers, but not by much.  Can you post any pics of what the bilge area looks like under the floor?

Todd






----- Original Message -----
From: FNuttersNY at aol.com
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 14:42:38 EST
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Attention group advice requested " centerboardissues"

> In an attempt to replace lost centerboard  is it not true that the trunk must 
> first be made accessable? If this is true then I have to deal with cement 
> encased trunk that  I inherited from prior owners.  The space from the bildge to 
> the floor boards and about three feet from  bulkhead and about 12 inches wide 
> between molded wood stringers that hold up floor has been filled with cement.  
> I think in  an attempt to seal out water.  I get about a quart on a ruff sail 
> so watertight is not a big issue for me but  to havre a centerboard back 
> would be very nice.  Members may recall I  knocked a gaping hole in my in my keel 
> this summer.
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