[Rhodes22-list] By way of introduction, Ahoy, and request for advice

[stan]

Andy is just sending this as a testimonial on why you should buy a recycled 
Rhodes with its new boat guarantee - instead of a used Rhodes (as this one 
is)

But fear not, the McNeil's are another great family joining the Rhodies clan 
so we will not let them sink,  if you guys and gals cannot toss them a rope 
in time.

ss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "atmcneil" <atmcneil at gmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 11:28 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] By way of introduction, Ahoy, and request for 
advice


>
> Hello everyone. I'm a new Rhodie, having gotten a used 1981 from Stan at 
> the
> beginning of March. I had her parked in the driveway for a few weeks while 
> I
> attended to paperwork and cosmetic concerns. I had folks on hand Saturday 
> to
> launch her. That was a challenging time, including losing control of the
> mast and pulling the step out of the deck. Luckily I was able to quickly
> repair it, having read Stan's reasons not to bolt the step to the deck. So
> by 1pm I had her parked in her slip and had renamed her CEALA (pronounced
> sea-la).
>
> I went to check on her Sunday morning. She's in a slip on Queens Creek, 
> off
> the York River about 5 miles NW of Yorktown. I found she had taken on 
> water
> overnight, somewhere around 20-25 gallons.
>
> Yesterday evening a friend and I went down and took some of the deck up to
> try to find the leak while she was still in the water.  There are 3 bolts
> coming up at the center board cap, and from the diagram in the 
> "Centerboard
> and Trunk Restoration" instruction on the website, the leak is where they
> double block for the mechanical advantage is.  The fiberglass gasket is
> leaking (about 1g/hr). The washers look too small and the edges of the
> gasket have come up.  The cp trunk flange (the part with 40+ bolts) looks
> good. While I working I dried them off and they stayed dry.
>
> So we pulled her out and she is parked at the marina until Wednesday, at
> which point I either have to put her back in the water or bring her to the
> house.
>
> I have a few questions. What will happen to the double mini blocks when I
> remove the 3 nuts holding them? Will I be able to reached them to attached
> them to a new gasket and plate?  What should I use as the plate to attach
> the double mini blocks? One guy who looked said the plate should be
> stainless with a rubber gasket under it. Another guy suggested using a 
> blank
> head gasket and then drilling the necessary holes.  I just want to make 
> sure
> I won't lose any of the mechanism for raising and lowering the 
> centerboard.
>
> Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope I didn't ramble. I can
> probably post a picture this evening if that would help. I look forward to
> getting to know folks on this forum.
>
> Andy
>
> 1981 R22 - CEALA
> Williamsburg, Virginia
>
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