[Rhodes22-list] cockpit table

[Bill Effros]

Bruce,

There is a part number on that piece, and it is easily replaced.  Mine 
went too.

I took an "Absorber" -- a synthetic "chamois" -- cut it in half, coiled 
it, and put it into the socket.  It fits flush, is easily removed when I 
want to use the table, and wicks all the water out of the hole.  It is 
hard when it is completely dry, but all the edges are below the top of 
the socket, so it never bothers your foot.  It shrinks when dry, so it 
is easily removable wet or dry.  I leave it in there all the time, and 
it has completely solved my problem without any maintenance on my part. 

I still have the other half of the Absorber--just in case, but the 
original half shows no signs of wear, mildew, sun damage, or anything 
else.  If I can find the other half, I'll drop it in your boat.

Bill Effros

bgreenwald at optonline.net wrote:

>Hi all,
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>I finally launched today - embarassingly late as a result of a number of silly holdups, the most recent of which was due due to the lack of an absurdly small foil screw for my harken furler.  In any event, while the launch went smoothly, I noticed that at some point the bottom of the insert on the cockpit floor for the table post had disintegrated - a little strange since it is almost never used and the boat is only a few years old - I did have a few inches of ice in the cockpit this winter, however.  Since I now have what is under the floor fully exposed - I assume it is flotation - and it is completely open to both rain and "heavy" sailing, I need to address the problem... For the short term, I imagine I can use a cork or plumber's plug but I foolishly neglected to measure the diameter of the cylinder before I left the boat - Does anyone happen to have this spec?
>In addition, in terms of a more permanent solution, while I  am only a very rudimentary do it yourselfe
>r  this is one that I guess I need to try but need advice as to how to go about creating a new, sealed and waterproof bottom for the post hole.  Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>
>Bruce Greenwald
>S/V Ruach II
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