[Rhodes22-list] chewing rope/ the R22 CBcap dilemma

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Lou,

Can you not get 1" flat aluminum 'rod' at HD, 36-48" lths and affix between the bolt end, washer and the neoprene.  When bolted it should stay more rigid and can be drilled with relative ease at each bolt point.  I'm not suggesting that 46 of them thangs is easy...

Art


-----Original Message-----
>From: Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at nyu.edu>
>Sent: Jul 13, 2009 10:05 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] chewing rope/ the R22 CBcap dilemma
>
>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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