[Rhodes22-list] Biological Centerboard Fouling/Jamming - ASeriousIssue? NOW Quincy Bay

[Lloyd]

SS,

Speaking of Quincy Bay, I raced in Snipes, Hustlers, and Indians there
before and after WW2.  Do those classes still exist?  I lived in Squantum
and still have a picture from the Quincy Patriot Ledger of me crewing in a
Hustler named the Badger taken when we won the Sunday interclub series one
year.  Its a small world!

Lloyd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Biological Centerboard Fouling/Jamming -
ASeriousIssue?


> I bought my Rhodes late in the season two years ago (last week of August)
> and left it is salt water (Buzzards Bay, MA) until mid-November.  What a
> mess.  We had quite a scrapping/sanding job.  My '87 Rhodes was a virgin
> lake boat and had never been in salt water nor had ever seen bottom paint.
> A week or two probably would have been OK, but I would not leave it
longer.
>
> This season, with 2 coats of the cheapest bottom paint ($56/gallon) a
quick
> pressure wash was all that was needed after several months in Quincy Bay.
> Bottom paint works and is well worth the trouble.  SS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 6:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Biological Centerboard Fouling/Jamming - A
> SeriousIssue?
>
>
> >
> > What happens if you don't have any bottom paint at all?  My boat is kept
> in
> > fresh water and does not have any bottom paint.  All that is necessary
is
> a
> > good pressure washing to clean the "pond scum" and alge from the hull
> > whenever the boat is hauled.  It comes off easily as long as you get it
> off
> > before it dries.  So, while the bottom looks pretty when cleaned (ie.
> waxed
> > like the topsides), I wonder.....what is going to happen when I take the
> > boat to the coast and subject it to salt water for a week or two?  I
guess
> > the real question is, how long does it take for marine growth to start
> > forming on your hull?  If I only have the boat in the water for one week
> > will I have a barnacle problem when I take it out?  How many of you
folks
> > out there do not have any bottom paint?  How has it worked out when you
> put
> > your boat in salt water for short periods?
> >
> > Bill W.
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Richard Smith has brought up the issue of fouling on the centerboard &
> > inside the centerboard trunk as being a potentially serious maintenance
> > issue on Rhodes 22's.  It is apparently only a serious issue for those
of
> > us that sail in severly fouling waters, like down south.
> >
> > I've been a member of the Rhodes List about as long as anyone.  In all
> that
> > time, I can't recall anyone except Richard ever mentioning biological
> > fouling as being a prime cause of jamming the centerboard up inside in
the
> > trunk.  According to Richard, it's a fairly significant maintenance
issue
> > for folks in his area that sail centerboard boats. (Rockaway Inlet?)
> >
> > If there really is an issue here, it should be more widely known.  How
> > widespread is the problem?  How are other folks managing to deal with
the
> > problem?  It may even rate its own FAQ topic.
> >
> > So, I'm asking all Rhodes 22 sailors, what has been your experience with
> > biological fouling & subsequent jamming of your centerboards?  Please
> don't
> > be shy about responding.  This is the sort of discussion the Rhodes List
> > was created to encourage.  If you sail in warm water & haven't
experienced
> > the problem; then, tell us where you sail.  Perhaps the problem is very
> > localized.
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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