[Rhodes22-list] Salt Water Rhodes

[ALICE WEISZ]

Mary Lou, out of my enormous ignorance, what part of the motor are you flushing with water?

Alice

 > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:36:04 -0500
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> From: mtroy at atlanticbb.net
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Salt Water Rhodes
> 
> We keep our boat in a slip so this may or may not be relevant. I 
> don't know what the fouling situation is like in the PNW but here in 
> the Upper Chesapeake where the water is brackish and we tend to get a 
> lot of slime buildup. Some years we also get a lot of barnacles and 
> weed. Most of our problems with the centerboard have been with slime 
> and weed and usually only on the lower edge. If we use the boat a lot 
> and move the board up and down once a week, it doesn't seem to be a 
> problem. If we let it sit, slime and sometimes weed build up and it 
> takes running it around under power and sailing and tacking a lot to 
> free it up. When we last had the centerboard and trunk painted (a few 
> years ago with the boat in slings) the yard manager told us that 
> stuff doesn't grow high up where light doesn't reach. So far our 
> experience has borne this out here in the brackish water of the Upper 
> Chesapeake.
> 
> My guess would be that if you are hauling the boat after every use, 
> you won't have to worry about growth of any sort. I do know that if 
> you take a boat from the Great Lakes to any other body of fresh 
> water, you are supposed to let everything dry out for a certain 
> period of time so as not to spread the zebra mussels. That hasn't 
> worked too well as they are now found thought the north east and have 
> recently shown up in the far northern reaches of the Chesapeake where 
> it is mostly fresh water.
> 
> Our outboard (a Yamaha 8 HT, electric start) has a flush port with a 
> hose connection. Very very convenient for flushing it after use.
> 
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> At 03:17 PM 1/16/2013, you wrote:
> >Rob,
> >
> >I have a Tohatsu 6HP 4 Cycle. The water inlet is mounted under a flange.
> >Muffs will not work. It has to be  submerged. The bucket works from the boat
> >mount, but the motor is only mounted when the boat is in use. Otherwise I
> >keep it on a mount in the truck bed or on the stand. I like the stand since
> >I can use it anywhere it is convenient instead of working only at the stern
> >where the boat is parked.
> >
> >Rick,
> >
> >The Great Lakes are over run with mussels in many places and present a
> >similar problem to being in salt water except in salt water the variety of
> >critters you get are orders of magnitude more numerous. In either case the
> >dilemma is the same. I understand the need to cycle the movement of the
> >keel, but how can the trunk and keel be thoroughly cleaned once the critters
> >take up residence. In my case, I intend to use the boat in many places
> >including inland lakes and salt water. I need to find a reasonable method to
> >keep it free of hitchhikers and debris. I don't think a strong spray after
> >each use is going to do the trick, but time will tell. I am still a rookie
> >R22 owner.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Jay
> >Port Angeles, WA
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:50 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Salt Water Rhodes
> >
> >
> > > Jay,
> > > Instead of a 5 gallon bucket for engine flushing, have you tried "ear
> > > muffs" (what I call them anyway).  A bit easier to use that a bucket.  I
> > > keep a pair on the boat and you can use them with the motor still mounted.
> > > You can buy them a Kmart or any store that sells basic boating supplies. -
> > > rob
> > >
> > > http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|311|314198&id=972197
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I also built a fold up engine stand that I can travel with and use for
> > > running the engine over a five gallon bucket.
> > >
> > > Jay
> > > Port Angeles, WA
> > >
> > >
> > >
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