[Rhodes22-list] Re: Rebuilding the rudder head

[Chris Geankoplis]

On my 2 page to do list I've gotten down to "replace the rudder head".  I
did this on my other Rhodes many years ago using marine grade 3/4 inch
mahogany plywood laminated together.  It worked, but was a bit bulky.  My
current boat has grey 3/8 plastic "cheeks" but I am not confident that there
hasn't been some deterioration over the last 20 years.  Since I am planning
to have the boat in the Baja for 6 weeks I don't want it to fail down there.
Any Idea of either the type of plastic that would be ok to use (after all
the original lasted 20 years) or would 1/4-3/8 plate aluminum be either too
heavy or the problem of electrolysis with the SS fittings too much of a
headache?  Any other Ideas?  I know some of you guys have done this so if I
can learn from someone else's mistakes rather than my own that would be a
good thing.

Chris Geankoplis
SV (oh-I-don't-know-my-wife-wants-to-change-the-
-boat's-name)
Medford OR
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Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:27 PM
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> Rummy:  Kathy and I found ourselves in San Diego this weekend, some
business and then to celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary.  Seeing all of
the sailboats - both sailing and at the docks - tripped the brain cells so
next thing you know we had rented a sailboat  for a wonderful romp on San
Diego Bay.   Would loved to have an R22 for the day.  From the number of
sailboats out here you would think that nearly all the sailboats in the
world are here.
>
> It was a bit cool and the winds were up there but we had a ball hanging
ten most of the day.
>
> Cheers,  Bob and Kathy from the "NoKaOi"
> >
> > From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> > Date: 2005/05/01 Sun PM 07:15:38 EDT
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> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hello
> >
> > Awfully quiet on the list. Anybody sailing?
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