[Rhodes22-list] Roger's Mud Bucket

[Ronald Lipton]

Just about the only thing I really prefer on the Catalina over the
Rhodes is the anchor locker in the foredeck.  However a new
anchor locker would require a change in the deck mold
which would cost real $$.  A bucket is cheaper.

Ron Lipton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402@centurytel.net>
To: <kroposki@innova.net>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
<rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Roger's Mud Bucket


> Ed,
>
> It's just a disposible plastic bucket with a snap-on lid with 4 drain
holes
> drilled in the side.  You can buy one of these buckets in virtually any
good
> hardware store or home improvement center.  Building products like paint &
> dry wall compound come in such cheap disposible buckets.  No, I don't have
a
> picture of it!
>
> As far as designing a proper foredeck locker for the R-22, I must also
defer
> to Stan & GBI.  That area of the foredeck is an important part of the
> structure & is subject to some pretty big forces.  You can't just cut a
big
> hole & drop in an anchor locker.  At least, I don't think you can!  I
> wouldn't presume to make such a drastic structural change.  I'm sure Stan
> understands the issues involved far better than I ever will.  But, if
enough
> of us indicated an interest in such a feature; then, GBI might be
persuaded
> to do the necessary design & prototype work.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kroposki" <kroposki@innova.net>
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:03 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Roger's Mud Bucket
>
>
> >
> > Roger,
> > With all your pictures, do you have one of your mud bucket?  And
> > who is the junior engineer here, Stan or you.  The junior engineer
> > usually does the leg work.
> >                      Ed K
> >
> >
> >
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