[Rhodes22-list] Murphy's Law et al

[Slim Chance]

Joe, can you simply get a replacement pop top slider from Stan?  I don't
exactly remember how it's attached to the mast extrusion, but have you asked
Stan?

Slim

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Rhodies all:
>
> Thanks for all of the great (as usual) advice.  I DO feel stupid, because I
> rushed the process of setting up the mast hoist.  When a huge wake came into
> the marina, my lack of set-up skill proved to be a problem, and down came
> the mast. I have reviewed my practices, and hopefully, will not repeat the
> mistakes.
>
> I am confident about fixing the past step.  However, I am only cautiously
> reassured about repairs to the pop top slider.  I suppose I will have to
> paint the repair, as opposed to mixing a matching color into the resin.  Is
> that correct?  (Feeling stupid again).
>
> I also realized that my bow eye has pulled away from the hull (another
> aspect of this crappy experience). I think I can just slip it back in with
> resin all around and retighten the inside bolts.  Ah, sailboat ownership.
>  ttfn
>
> Joe Camp
> s/v John Dawson
> (currently) High Point, NC (for about a month more)
> (then) Hatboro, PA
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Murphy's Law revisited
>
> See? And you thought you were the only graceful one...;^)
> elle
>
> Beer is good....people are crazy
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
>
> --- On Thu, 7/14/11, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Murphy's Law revisited
> To: "Rhodes List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011, 7:34 PM
>
> Hi All:
>
> The events I am about to recount took place on the July 4th weekend.  I
> have waited a bit to put them down, partly because I was away from a
> reliable computer and partly because leaving them alone for a couple of
> weeks has allowed them to settle in my realization of the validity of
> Murphy's Law, an axiom with which I am all too familiar.  OK...
>
> I moved my boat from NC to PA. I am now back in NC (a bit lonely in sailing
> terms).  And I have had time to digest the worst:  Never mind all of the
> details, but suffice it to say that, while stepping the mast down, it came
> crashing aft without warning and conked me in the head (a glancing blow, but
> still an ouch). Naturally, I tore out the step, and when the mast hit the
> pop top slide, it crushed a 6 inch hole in the grip-ridge (or whatever it's
> called, used to pull the slide up and back) along the aft edge.
>
> Based on what I have read, the mast bracket will be a 1,2,3 fix.  Though I
> would still like to hear from anyone who has first hand experience with this
> repair.  The pop-top slider will be more difficult.  The ridge is hollow
> beneath the surface, and it is broken right through. I don't know if this is
> a "resin" sort of fix.  Is there something more substantial I can use to
> mold a repair thick enough to take the wear and tear this piece usually
> gets?
>
> A long time sailboat friend once told me that owning a boat is a simple
> mater of waiting for crap to happen.   I have the rest of the season to do
> the repairs.  I also want to repair some scratches in the hull gelcoat.
>  They are not deep, but through the paint. Are these something I can just
> paint over, or will I need gelcoat for them as well?  I can send out photos,
> but not till mid August, when I am back in the boat's neighborhood.  Thanks.
>
> (the hapless)  Joe Camp
> s/v John Dawson
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