[Rhodes22-list] Lou's CB trunk almost done

[Chris Geankoplis]

Lou,
        I am totally impressed with your labor of love and the patiance and
focus necessary to do the job!  My hat's off to you.   Also, most
important,thanks for sharing such an important project with us!

Chris G
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Rosenberg" <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lou's CB trunk almost done


> Stan, Rhodies,
>
>   Thanks to Roger Pihlaga, Stan, GBI, and some others who have helped
> me out on this list, I have almost completed  the repair of my
> damaged CB trunk.  Sunday I put the last fibreglass  on the  last of
> the 4 patches which covered almost the entire length of the inside of
> the trunk.
>   The trunk had been compromised by water entering from a totally
> cracked and emaciated flange around the trunk.   I had to cut
> Garolite into patches, epoxy them around the flange wall to shore
> that up,  & add more epoxy to fill holes.   Garolite  is an epoxy
> laminate sold by McMaster- Carr in various sizes.
>   Over the course of a year I had to use a dremel tool with a flex
> drive attachment to cut out the bad laminate walls of my trunk.
> Working under my trailer at first  I was able to cut fairly accurate
> pieces out without damaging useful areas.  At first I balked at
> taking out the pivot slots but early in the summer I realized they
> were also bulging inward with bad cement behind them.  The pivot
> slots had to be reinforced from behind at home and carefully
> evaluated for any severe permanent damage before I decided to fix
> them.  I actually considered making my own copies out of wood and
> fibreglass, but just reinforced the original ones.
>   After I would cut away all four sides of  a panel I would pry open
> the bad laminate and in most cases,  dry cement would fall out.  I
> figured I only lost a few pounds at most of ballast and have begun
> pouring sand back into the voids that have now been covered by new
> garolite laminate.  There are extra pieces of  fibreglass on the back
> sides of  some of the larger panels which have been wetted out by
> injecting thickened epoxy through a DUNCAN DONUTS straw attached to a
> West System syringe.  Only DD straws work for this job!  The extra
> fibreglass attaches to the tie layer and the extra injected epoxy to
> help create a strong bond.  After pouring sand there will be much
> room for more thickened epoxy until the voids are filled.
>
> I am now up to sanding down the walls with fairing sticks, using
> regular 80grit and 100grit paper.  In some places i will be able to
> use my dremel tool with a sanding drum but since the drum is only
> 3/4" wide at most, its not an efficient way to get most of the job
> done.  Dremels tend to leave tracks anyway.  But in the narrow
> sections of the aft taper on the trunk i will need the dremel tool.
>
>   After sanding the entire trunk down, I will re insert my rejuvinated
> board with new a custom SS bail which holds my pennant.  I opted for
> this bail because the pennant now takes up less space as it connects
> to the board.  The bail is a flat piece of SS I had laying around
> which is about 1/ 1/4 " wide and only about 1/8" thick.
>   I also bolted a  Harken double sheave to the top of my cap.  The
> sheaves are in line and separated by enough space to re create the
> mechanical advantage of the original design. The Harken bullet
> sheaves, I believe they are called, are complimented by two new
> sheaves on the board, also with new SS mounts.  I tested  the sheaves
> on the system before I installed it.
>
>   I am trying to buy some Trindad SR soon to re do the board and paint
> the trunk after a few more layers of epoxy and barrier coating.  Then
> its on to more of my restoration!
>
>   When I am done with the entire repair, Roger is helping me draft an
> article about the methods, communication  ( use of the internet) to
> facilitate a boat repair.  I would also like to put this material
> into the R22 Arhives for future boaters who may have a similar issue.
> There will be pictures, and illustrations, but if you think about the
> angle one needs to see into the CB trunk, a picture is not really
> going to show the details of the repair.
>
>   onto the electronics implant and  fuel cell power plant:) !
>
>   Lou Rosenberg
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> Lou Rosenberg
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