[Rhodes22-list] Old Rhodes 22 owner

[Michael D. Weisner]

No, I do not know much about fiberglass repair but I work very slowly and
methodically trying to achieve reasonable results, despite my lack of
experience with the product.  I read everything I can and then try Plan A -
as sailors, you all know that you must have a Plan B.  So far, I have not
ruined the R22 - yet.

Lou, I feel your pain - spending time in the bilge (or Laz) is awful.  I
have spent many such hours in my 25 years of R22 ownership - like holding
the nuts from inside the Laz while a crew member tightens the stern rail
screws!  Sounds like I may have to change the subject line of this thread to
"Old Rhodes 22 & Their Old Owners."

You can't see the cockpit foam from the cabin (the liner is still intact) in
my boat since I built storage areas at the back of the cabin, in front of
the foam, for all sorts of goodies.  I also placed my electrical wiring
console (toggle switches, fuses, AC/solar charge control and AC interconnect
just inside the cabin, under the step, facing the fridge/icebox cooler.  I
found that this was a convenient and usually watertight area that is
accessible from inside the cabin as well as from the cockpit (reaching down
through the companionway was easier 20 years ago.)  The only problem has
been that a toggle switch got destroyed when a crew member lost footing
while entering the cabin from the cockpit during rough weather.

I ran all new wiring when the boat was about 5 years old - about the time
that the "headlight switch" for the running lights failed.  I used rubber
jacketed cables (a bit more $$$) but have never experienced the corrosion
that the PVC insulated wiring seems prone to.

The Laz hatch - one of those "there must be a better way" problems!  I have
tried replacing the rubber "hinge" with all sorts of stuff and have never
found a real solution.  I also have problems with the piece of plywood
separating from the 'glass cover.  Suggestions?

Launch dates for me used to be in March/April, as soon as the weather
broke - the heck with hypothermia risks if you fell overboard!  Now, I hope
to be sailing in July, sometime after all of the July 4th nuts have put away
their toys.

See you on the water,

Mike
Shanghai'd Summer


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Rosenberg" <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Old Rhodes 22 owner


>   Mike,
>
>   Sounds like you know what you are doing.
>
>   I was flat on my stomach in my bilge yesterday carefully trying to
> install two pieces of  dark wood grained formica covering the cockpit
> foam which would be visible from my cabin.  On my boat the cockpit
> liner at the lazarette is separated, but I do not see an issue with
> that other than cosmetics.  My lazarette seems to be in very good
> shape, but just needs a bit of work on the hatch.
> My plan is to begin installing the remaining 3 new Beckson portlights
> tomorrow and then finish wiring the boat.  That will take at least a
> month.  In that period I hope to have started
> prepping my deck for a new paint job, buying a new  bow pulpit and
> installing it, (Tops in Quality.com) then I begin rigging and final
> preps for launch.
> If  the Powers that Be allow me, it looks like Labor Day or just before.
>
> good luck with your boat too
>   Lou
>