[Rhodes22-list] Bow floatation

[Ronald Lipton]

That is where our batteries and water tank are located.  Seems to be a good
spot for them.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bow floatation


Rob,

If it was me, I'd see if I couldn't find some stuff to store in there.
That space is toward the middle of the boat (away from the ends) and
should be a good place to put something heavy.

Rik

Rob Lowe wrote:
> I reported to the list some time ago that the foam floatation in the bow 
> of our boat (1976 model) was "loose" and had shifted so that it was no 
> longer level and certainly useless as a berth.  I finally got around to 
> addressing it over the weekend.  I took the plywood covering off (after 
> unscrewing to 50 odd screws holding the hinge together).  The foam had 
> shifted aft and the forward part was lower.  So, how to pick up the 
> forward part and lift it?  I tried screwing in a large bolt but that 
> didn't hold.  I looked around and there is the anchor rode sitting there 
> in it's storage bucket.  I looped the rode around the bow part of the foam 
> and it lifted right up.  I pushed the aft end forward as I lifted and the 
> chunk of foam rotated.  I could feel in pop back into place.  Roger (back 
> when he was on the list) suggested using "Great Stuff" or some other type 
> of expanding foam to "glue" the foam back into place and I plan to do 
> that.  What surprised me though is there is about an 8 inch gap between 
> the foam and wooden "bulkhead" (for lack of a better word, someone know 
> the correct term?).
> So, what to do with this space?  I could fill it with foam, but that would 
> take probably 20 cans of spray in foam.  Or, buy the 
> two-part-mix-it-yourself-stuff pour in foam.  Or, maybe just use 2 by 8 
> blocking to keep the foam from shifting aft again.
>
> Any suggestions?  Anybody else's boat set up the same?  How is your 
> floatation foam set up?  thanks in advance
> Rob Lowe
> S/V Getaway
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