[Rhodes22-list] Salt Water Rhodes

[Jay Curry]

Mary Lou..

Great input. I will be looking for the patterns of growth and debris. Our 
use will include occasions where we are in the water for a week or more. 
That is long enough in the salt water around here to get things started. The 
lakes are a lesser concern.

Thanks. Take care.

Jay
Port Angeles, WA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:36 PM
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
>>