[Rhodes22-list] Latest on the Boat

[Bill Effros]

Hank,

If you bring along a bottle jack and put it under the keel between 2 
boards you can adjust the jack stands at the same time.  Just do a 
couple of inches at a time until you get the slant the way you want it.

Bill Effros

Hank wrote:
> Rik,
>
> Sure sounds reasonable.  I try to get up there this weekend and clean out
> the hoses and see if that fixes it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hank
>
> On 11/14/06, Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hank,
>>
>> If your seat drain hoses are plugged, the water will build up on the
>> back seat and go through the lazarette hatch and in. This will easily
>> account for 50 gallons of water in the boat. Don't ask me how I know
>> this. :-) Bet that's your trouble, but, I'd check those hoses just the
>> same to make sure they aren't cracked.
>>
>> Rik
>>
>> Hank wrote:
>> > Bill,
>> >
>> > That's a good idea.  I'll talk to the yard and see if they can do that
>> > for
>> > me.  She'll spend the rest of the winter on jack stands and the drier
>> > I can
>> > get her, the better.
>> >
>> > Hank
>> >
>> > On 11/14/06, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hank,
>> >>
>> >> If you store the boat on jack stands with the bow much higher than 
>> the
>> >> stern you can reduce the damage, no matter where the water is coming
>> >> from.
>> >>
>> >> In my boat all the water that gets into the boat will collect in the
>> >> fiberglass lazarette, and most of it will channel toward and exit
>> >> through the stern self bailing scupper.  Make sure the stern seat 
>> holes
>> >> go somewhere self-bailing.
>> >>
>> >> I don't wind up with a whole lot of water in the lazarette, and I
>> always
>> >> have blocks under the trailer so the boat can't kick up from the 
>> added
>> >> stern weight.
>> >>
>> >> Check and bail the lazarette periodically.
>> >>
>> >> Bill Effros
>> >>
>> >> Hank wrote:
>> >> > Hi Gang,
>> >> >
>> >> > Just wanted to give an update on what we are doing with the boat we
>> >> > bought
>> >> > off of eBay back in September.  We got the IMF out this last 
>> weekend
>> >> with
>> >> > only one problem.  The PO had installed a cleat on the mast and the
>> >> > screws
>> >> > protruded in and wouldn't let the IMF slide past.  The screws were
>> >> > frozen to
>> >> > the cleat and we ended up having to cut the cleat off with a 
>> sawzall.
>> >> > After
>> >> > that it was a breeze.  Both sails are in decent shape and we 
>> plan to
>> >> send
>> >> > them to Sailcare for cleaning and re-resining.  The Jib needs a new
>> >> > sunbrella, but is a good North sail and it even has a foam luff 
>> pad.
>> >> > Overall, the sails are in better condition than I had hoped.  We 
>> also
>> >> > stripped the bottom paint off using peel away.  Came off pretty 
>> good
>> >> > and the
>> >> > bottom underneath looks in great shape.  In the spring we'll 
>> sand it
>> >> down
>> >> > good and apply a good barrier coat followed by the bottom 
>> paint.  All
>> >> the
>> >> > rigging looks in good shape so there is not really a whole lot 
>> to do
>> >> > to get
>> >> > it ready to sail.
>> >> >
>> >> > Are next big task for her is to get the cabin cleaned up and to
>> figure
>> >> > out
>> >> > where all the rain water is coming in from.  In about a month
>> >> sitting on
>> >> > Jack stands, she collected about 50 gallons of rain water (10 5 gal
>> >> > buckets), so I am concerned about where it's coming in.  Apparently
>> >> > this has
>> >> > been going on for awhile as the flooring is shot from being water
>> >> logged.
>> >> > We'll need to pull it up and replace it.  Not sure what we will use
>> >> > for the
>> >> > new flooring, but suggestions are welcome.  The cabin also needs a
>> >> good
>> >> > cleaning up but that is mostly elbow grease.  The only 
>> electrical on
>> >> > it so
>> >> > far is the nav lights.  I'll be thinking about what to do with that
>> >> > over the
>> >> > next few months.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm still shooting for a mid spring splash and a lot of good 
>> sailing
>> >> next
>> >> > year.  Much of the work she needs can be done in the water, so 
>> we can
>> >> > still
>> >> > sail on good days and work on windless days.
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Hank
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