[Rhodes22-list] CB upgrade process

[Lou Rosenberg]

  Ed K,
   HAH!
  Wheel bearings!    I like that one!
  I might as well place the boat on a few barrels of  Rum and roll it 
to Lake Hartwell!
***
  These picts are going to be difficult to view even at great 
resolution b/c I cannot get the lens into the trunk so all you will 
see is the cement sections at a very tough angle.
  but I promise I will take some this week!
  thanks
  Lou



>Lou,
>	You are playing to an audience of over 100.  Where are the pictures?
>Are your wheel bearings greased?  We are waiting for your boat to make an
>appearance on Lake Hartwell.  You will have to ask Rummy if it would be the
>oldest Rhodes 22 on the lake, because it might not be. 
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Lou Rosenberg
>Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:10 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] CB upgrade process
>
>Luis,
>& any lurkers out there who want are following this repair..
>
>   I may be crazy but I actually am enjoying the process of  cutting
>away the bulging cement, and laminate in my trunk, with the
>expectation of having brought a throwaway boat back from a rear
>boatyard demise.
>   I have nearly finished cutting away all the port side bulge, but
>still have a rear stb side (bulge) that is in the rear of the trunk.
>   This weekend was partially spent making a  set of 18" aluminum
>extensions to my caliper which can now measure the width of the trunk
>and board more accurately.   I have ascertained that my board would
>now have a 1/8 clearance , 1/16 on each side, but am not satisfied
>with that tolerance and will remeasure when I have fit in my template
>of 1/8cardboard which will simulate the garolite G10 patch Roger
>advised using.
>   I have markings on the top of  my trunk flange which correspond to
>tape running lengthwise on the board.   I have taken careful
>measurements of the width of the board at important benchmarks .
>   I am hoping to have to refrain from cutting up the stb side of the
>trunk except for the rear bulge which is going to be tough enough.
>   I have gone through a few versions of extensions to my flex drive
>dremel tool so I can manipulate it into the tightest creavaces in the
>trunk.  However, the jury is still out if I can cut that rear bulge
>out as effectively as I have done in the center of the trunk.
>   I also have supported the  flange with wood as that wall under the
>flange will be completely restored on the outside of the flange with
>garolite and epoxied after the patches are in place.
>   So in esssence I am rebuilding my centerboard trunk , leaving the
>pivot slot alone and just working around it for now.
>pictures were not possible this week as my neighboring boat was being
>prepped for launch and water was being sprayed about  most of the
>afternoon.
>
>   still hoping to sail later in the season,
>   Lou
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>Lou,
>>
>>
>>
>>I did not rebuild the trunk. I had to do some repairs to the cap,
>>and I did not have the location of the centerboard pivot on the
>>centerboard. I got a new cb from Stan, but it did not have a pivot
>>hole. Stan said that he did not have the drawings for my boatís
>>centerboard, and that he just had the mold. My boat is a 1975 and it
>>was not built by Stan.
>>
>>
>>
>>I got some drawings with dimensions of the cb from Todd Tavares, and
>>built a mock centerboard out of plywood just to make sure that the
>>cb would pivot and had enough clearance on both ends.
>>
>>
>>
>>I ended up moving the hole about 1 1/2ì back from the location in
>>the drawings in order to move the cb forward.
>>
>>
>>
>>I could not imagine having to rebuild the trunk. All I did with it
>>was sand it and paint it. I also built a gasket for the lid using ºî
>>neoprene.
>>
>>
>>
>>Iíll take some pictures pretty soon. Iím sorry I did not take any
>>pictures of the work progress.
>>
>>Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu> wrote:
>>Luis,
>>
>>I know your pain with the centerboard trunk as I have mine ripped
>  >open and getting ready for a few major patches with garolite and
>>epoxy.
>>Q#1: did you end up using heavy power tools to rip away the
>>existing trunk or did you find it destroyed already?
>>Q#2: after you received the dimensions of the trunk and its pivot
>>slot, did you build it (the entire trunk) outside the boat or
>>choose to build it right inside the boat ?
>>love to see some pictures of how it came out and congratulations on
>>launching her so fast!
>>Lou
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Her name is Paradise.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>She still needs some paint on top, the front port-lights need to be
>>>replaced, the v-berth needs to be rebuild, and the galley needs to
>>>replaced.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I did replace the winches, bow and stern u-bolts, and I had to
>>>fiberglass the stringers as they were all lose. Installing the
>>>centerboard was a pain in the neck. I also rebuilt the rudder head
>>>using starboard instead of wood, and I had to make new rudder head
>>>plates.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I let somebody else do the bottom job. She had about 10 blisters
>>   >including one thru the bow. I think that this boat would have sank
>>>if it did not have the foam in the bow. The foam did not let that
>>>much water in as it had bonded to the fiberglass. I had to remove
>>>all the foam from the bow as it was water logged.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Right now we are going to start sailing her and keep working on her
>>>little by little.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>We had a lot of help from friends at the Bayshore Gardens Yacht
>>>Club, and I literally ÎfoundÌ a motor.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>A friend of mine was selling his boat, and his motor got stolen. He
>>>sold the boat without the motor, and 2 weeks later I saw a motor
>>>that looked like his at a pawn shop. I called him and described the
>>>motor to him, but he said that that was not his motor.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Two weeks later, the mechanic that had worked on his motor called
>>>him to tell him that he found his motor at a pawn shop. The mechanic
>>>said that he was sure it was his motor because he had put some
>>>markings inside the casing the last time that he worked on it. He
>>>had removed the casing to inspect the motor and the markings were
>>>there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>My friend went to the pawn shop and checked the serial number and it
>>>was a match. He called the police and was able to get his motor back
>>>after some paperwork. He gave me the motor because he said that I
>>>found it.
>>>
>>>
>>>"William E. Wickman" wrote:
>>>So, does she have a name yet?
>>>Bill W
>>>--------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: rhodes22-list-bounces
>>>Sent: 04/13/2005 09:55 PM
>>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Thanks for all or your advise
>>>
>>>Congratulations! I haven't followed the thread, but I sense you did a lot
>>>of work and must be proud of your accoomplishment. Here's to many
>enjoyable
>>>sails!
>>>
>>>Saroj
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Luis Guzman"
>>>To:
>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 10:51 PM
>>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Thanks for all or your advise
>>>
>>>
>>>>   We just put our 1975 Rhodes 22 (Paradise) in the water. She is at our
>slip
>>>>   awaiting the rigging.
>>>>
>>>>   We want to thank you all for all of the thankful responses we got when
>we
>>>>   had questions
>>>>
>>>>   We want to specially thank Todd Tavares for going out of his way and
>>>>   making some templates of the rudder, and also for proviving a drawing
>with
>>>>   the right location of the centerboard pivot.
>>>>
>>>>   Stan, thank you for your hospitality and for the tiller. Also, thanks
>for
>>>>   the inexpensive stern rail and centerboard.
>>>>
>>>>   Weather permitting, we should be taken Paradise on her maiden voyage in
>>>>   the Sarasota Bay this weekend.
>>>>
>>>>   We'll have plenty of rum to celebrate.
>>>>
>>>>   Luis & Julia Guzman
>>>>
>>>>
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