[Rhodes22-list] Russia

[David Bradley]

Hey Slim. I guess you're back. How was your trip to Russia?  Did you play?

Dave


On 7/15/11, Slim Chance <slimsails at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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>
>> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 2:26 PM
>> 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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