[Rhodes22-list] chewing rope/ the R22 CBcap dilemma
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R22RumRunner at aol.com
Mon Jul 13 10:23:42 EDT 2009
Lou,
GB doesn't recommend the use of any sealant on the CB cap.
Rummy
In a message dated 7/13/2009 10:11:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
lsr3 at nyu.edu writes:
Joe & Rhodes owners,
I will gladly do my best to send some pics soon about the improvised
rudder clutch.
I spent all day Friday and Saturday in the boat struggling to get the
centerboard cap torqued enough so it wont leak. Main issue is the
lack of quality in SS
fasteners these days. Im using an electric JUST to get the bolts and
nylock nuts snug, not torqued and went through more than 10 new
1/4x20 1 1/2" bolts due to
strip outs and seizing. It was so bad on Friday, after applying the
sealant (boatlife silicone) and finally getting everything in
correctly without too much stray sealant on the pennant to foul
things up, I had to give up getting all the bolts snug until mid Sat
morning. I didnt finish torquing the 46 bolts I have until late in
the afternoon on Saturday. At this stage its still only a 50/50
chance enough of those fasteners wont leak enough to ruin my season
when I launch.
Definitely thinking that if I get to buy another boat after a
Rhodes, it will be a full keel boat.
but at this point I have to be real and just try to get this baby to
float again.
Lou
On Jul 10, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Joe Babb wrote:
> Lou,
> I'd like to see the pictures of what you've done. Our clamp works
> okay
> but I'm always interested in ideas. I'm toying with my own steering
> system since I'm loathe to drill a hole in our new motor's cover.
> Joe
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