[Rhodes22-list] Anybody out there?

[Chris Cowie]

I am also interested to know what type of maintanance product is used  
on the interior teak like plywood.  Is murphey's oil a good product to  
keep the wood clean and fresh?

Chris Cowie
Cowie Associates PC


On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:20 PM, "Kathy Barron" <jbarron1 at cinci.rr.com>  
wrote:

> Mary Lou,
>
> What varnish -like product do you use in the cockpit? What do you  
> use on the interior wood? I think Puffin could use some attention  
> this year and would give me a reason to putter around on the boat.  
> I'll check archive too, I remember a discussion about all of this, I  
> think:)
>
> Kathy
>
>
> ---- Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> > Good question!
> >
> > Fretless is now in the side yard awaiting the completion of  
> several tasks.
> >
> > Boatyard did the bottom paint a couple of weeks ago but then we took
> > off for a long weekend visiting kids in NC followed by a week of
> > catching on office work.
> >
> > Yesterday ordered a new Davis Mega Light for the masthead. The cover
> > for the old one (which was old) disappeared over the winter so we
> > decided just to replace the whole unit. It hadn't been working
> > reliably but Fred traced that problem to the connector.
> >
> > Also ordered twist fasteners for our new poptop enclosure. Our old
> > one was getting really ratty and we were really impressed by the new
> > ones Stan had at Annapolis so we bit the bullet and bought that over
> > the winter. Decided to try the twist fasteners because we use it so
> > much and some of the damage to the old one was from snaps pulling
> > through the cloth. They were expensive but we ordered them from
> > Sailrite which had them for less than half of everyone else. We'll
> > report on them after a season of use.
> >
> > Next task, while we are waiting for those parts to come in is  
> install
> > the new main (with vertical batten) that we also ordered from Stan
> > over the winter. I printed out all the instructions from the list
> > that I saved over the years and we'll see if we can figure it out.
> > Just waiting for a warmer day with less wind for that.
> >
> > Also want to get a new coat of varnish (actually varnish-like
> > product) on our 6 pieces of wood in the cockpit and maybe a couple  
> of
> > coats of real varnish on the tiller. Also want to restain the sides
> > and sill of the companionway and clean up our wood interior.
> >
> > Once we get the sail and masthead light done she can go in the water
> > though it would be nice to get the varnishing done while the boat  
> is home.
> >
> > My guess is we'll be ready to go in the water next weekend or the
> > week thereafter if the weather improves some - it's 47 out there
> > right now and gusting to 15 but the afternoon is taken up with other
> > responsibilities. Not complaining - yet - at least the snow and rain
> > are gone and the ground is finally drying out.
> >
> > Looking forward to a season of sailing.
> >
> > Mary Lou
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:30 AM 4/18/2010, you wrote:
> > >Some of you might be sailing, but not all?  Why so quiet?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Jim Connolly
> > >
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