[Rhodes22-list] Restoring a Rhodes 22

[Roger Pihlaja]

Luis,

Welcome aboard!  Dynamic Equilibrium, our Rhodes 22, is a 1976 model.  So, I
can probably help you with a lot of your questions.

Regarding the used pieces/parts you are looking for, the only thing I have
is an OEM roller furler W/O the sail.  You may have it for the price of S&H
from Sanford, MI  48657.  We have owned Dynamic Equilibrium since 1987.
Over the years, when something needed replacing, it was always because the
old part had worn out, rotted away, fell overboard, etc.  We either bought a
new part from GBI, some other vender, or built our own.  In each case, we
junked the old part once we were done with it & most other owners probably
follow the same policy.  I suspect that GBI is going to be the only source
of used pieces/parts.  But, you never know, you might get lucky.

Regarding the head, just about any porta-potti unit will do very nicely.  We
like the SeaLand M/N: 311196502.  It holds 5-1/2 gallons, has it's own
separate water tank & holding tank, has provision for deck pum-out and comes
with stainless steel hold-down brackets.  The seating surface is a little
larger than typical porta-pottis, thus making using it a little more like
using the toilet at home.

Regarding the traveller assembly, I presume your boat came with the old
style cable traveller.  My recommendation is to junk it & upgrade to the
newer bar style traveller which is hung between the double backstays.  You
will need to replace the double backstays to implement this upgrade.  But,
the newer bar style traveller works so much better that there is no
comparison & the backstay mounting will get it up out of the cockpit.  The
advertised feature regarding the ability of the backstay hung traveller to
absorb the shock load of a sudden uncontrolled gibe really does work as
advertised.  I have no idea why more boats don't use this truely innovative
traveller design.

The rudder & the centerboard are identical on our old boats.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium



----- Original Message -----
From: "Luis Guzman" <trpclman at yahoo.com>
To: <Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:50 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Restoring a Rhodes 22


> My wife and I just bought an old Rhodes 22 (1975) that needs a lot of
work. We initially bought it in order to keep the slip at our neighborhood's
marina, but we both like the boat and want to fix it up.
>
> It is missing the centerboard, and the tiller, and head. The rudder needs
fixing, and the vberth is rotting away. The sails seem to be in good
condition, but all the running rigging needs to be replaced. Also, some of
the stays need to be replaced.
>
> We took it out of the water (It was floating) and had the bottom pressured
wash. We only found 2 small blisters under all the growth that was covering
the hull. We do not think that there is any structural problem with the
boat, so we are going to try to fix it up.
>
> Now, we need some advice. We are handy, but we have never worked on a
boat.
>
> We will be posting some pictures and asking lots of questions.
>
> Right now we are looking for a used centerboard, traveler assembly, and
the goose-neck?? that attaches the pop-up top to the mast.
>
> We will try to fix the rudder, but would prefer to get an used one.
>
> Does anybody out there has any of these parts?
>
> Luis & Julia
> Bradenton, Florida
>
>
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