[Rhodes22-list] Need to replace Hatch

[Leland]

Mike,

This isn't a good picture, but at the top of the hatch you can see the white
plastic bracket and hole for the table leg.

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Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD



R22MikeW wrote:
> 
> Like he said...
> 
> Wish I had a picture...
> 
> As described in "Report on the Rhodes Continental" circa 1980 (last line):
>     "The galleys in trailerable sloops are admittedly toys, either sliding
>     out from someplace or mounted over something, or doubling as
>     the entrance step. On the Rhodes the galley approaches being a
>     real kitchen with standing counter height and standing headroom.
>     There is 4 1/2 feet of continuous work counter with storage above
>     and below. The ice chest has a vertical door and adjustable shelves.
>     The 15 gallon water tank is filled from an outside deck terminal, the
>     extra deep molded sink discharges thru the hull. Work space
>     increases even more when the top half of the cabin door folds
>     down to become a serve-thru bar or chart table - a nice dual use of
>     a necessary boat part."
> 
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> 
> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com  Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:47 AM
>> Rob,
>> It's a short aluminum leg with a rubber piece on the end. It fits into
>> the
>> hole on the hatch and supports it in the groove and can be used as a
>> table
>> between the galley and the cockpit. It would have to be removed to enter 
>> or exit
>> the cabin.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 2/25/2009 8:37:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> rlowe at vt.edu writes:
>>
>> Mike,
>> Tell me a bit more about this table leg if you will.   Something you
>> rigged up yourself? - rob
>>
>>
>> -----Original  Message-----
>> From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Michael D.
>> Weisner
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:22  PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need to  replace Hatch
>>
>> Greg,
>>
>> Welcome to the R22 list and congratulations  on your new project.
>> Hopefully
>> you will find some time to actually sail  her.
>>
>> Most of us have replaced our plywood hatches at least once.   I am on my
>> third wooden one on my '81.  After replacing the teak  veneer plywood
>> version
>> twice with the same, I found that one could do a  better job with birch
>> veneer, stained and finished with spar  varnish.  The varnish stands up
>> to
>> the weather much better than  the teak veneer ever did.  I also have a
>> version made of white 1/2  inch "starboard", a fairly expensive nearly
>> indestructible composite  material that doesn't look as nice as the
>> stained
>> wood, in my  opinion.
>>
>> The hinge not only kept the two pieces together in storage but  also
>> permitted the hatch to be folded at an angle (almost 90 degrees) so  that
>> the
>> upper portion was supported by a leg to the cockpit floor, to  function
>> as a
>> serving table from the galley.  If you do not desire  this, there is no
>> reason why it couldn't be two pieces.
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v  Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River,  NY
>>
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