[Rhodes22-list] Leaking Window
Stephen Staum
snstaum at gmail.com
Sun Jun 23 22:06:26 EDT 2013
Joe,
That is why I sail. On the boat is the ONLY time I am in charge.
SS
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 23, 2013, at 1:19 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Steve:
>
> A synonym for "Galley Wench" is "true boss." I wish I'd have learned it sooner. A synonym for "Captain" is "thinks he's in charge."
>
> Joe Camp
>
>
>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com>
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 11:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Leaking Window
>>
>>
>> Rummy,
>>
>> I must remind you of the 1st Rule of Sailing:
>>
>> Control Thy Galley Wench.
>>
>> or: Honey Do's only apply when sailing is NOT available.
>>
>> Stephen Staum
>> s/v Carol Lee 2 - finally launched yesterday!
>> Needham, MA
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 23, 2013, at 8:00 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Joe,
>>> Unfortunately my idea of retirement and my wife's are completely different.
>>> I envisioned myself sitting in the shade sipping (sweet) iced tea and an
>>> occasional cigar with a rum and coke. Her idea is making up this forever
>>> long list of things for me to do. My "honey do" list will never be completed.
>>>
>>> Rummy
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 6/22/2013 9:56:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> jjcampjr at yahoo.com writes:
>>>
>>> Rummy:
>>>
>>>
>>> My advice on that leaking window was dependent on my limited experience as
>>> a Rhodes sailor. I should have consulted the list (actually, you) before
>>> trying the quick fix. Now, I have something to do this fall. Your advice,
>>> I have noted, is founded in a long experience and a tenacity unchallenged
>>> in its ability to forge the best solution. Thanks (again) for showing me,
>>> and the rest of this community, the way.
>>>
>>> Now, as a expert in the travails of retirement, let me offer some advice
>>> to YOU: I retired in 2010 after thirty-four years as a cop outside of
>>> Philly. I don't know from what career you've retired, but based on what I have
>>> gleaned of your personality on this list, I'll wager that you were very
>>> focused on that career, and that leaving it creates a hole. It took me about
>>> a year-- OK, all three years...so far --of denial and many visits top my
>>> old cop buddies, who feed me free coffee and let me curse like I once did, to
>>> break free. I know it was time to move on, and that being fifty-six made
>>> me too old to fight with drunk twenty-somethings. And, I stopped running
>>> after people about ten years earlier, so... Anyway, here's the advice: The
>>> friggin' world has not ended, you've just been reassigned, as it were. So,
>>> relegate your long experience to a folder marked "proud memories" and make
>>> a new folder marked, "Rummy Rampage." then go to town
>>> filling it with new crap.
>>>
>>> I became an English professor. I am also a writer, but I have not yet
>>> written about being an ex cop. I have a space reserved in MY new folder (still
>>> waiting for a name). I know I'll get to it, someday. Till then, I have a
>>> hot little sailboat and a cyber buddy named Rummy. What else do I need...
>>> besides my wife... and two daughters, oh yeah, Mom & Dad and some great
>>> drinking buddies who can still smoke a cigar. Crap! I guess I need lots of
>>> stuff. Well, you are on my list of assets. Do you like cigars? Plow on!
>>>
>>> Joe Camp
>>> s/v John Dawson
>>> Bohemia River, Md.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 8:02 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Leaking Window
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Another thought: Harbor Freight has a set of nylon tools that they
>>>> advertise as being used for auto body work, but I have found they work
>>> well for
>>>> port repairs. Four pieces for $6.99 and they come in very handy for this
>>>> project. You will still need several wooden wedges.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-nylon-pry-bar-installer-kit-69668.html
>>>>
>>>> Rummy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 6/22/2013 7:55:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> R22RumRunner at aol.com writes:
>>>>
>>>> David,
>>>> The quick method is to simply seal around the outside edge of the port
>>> and
>>>>
>>>> continue sailing. The slower, longer lasting method, is to remove the
>>> port
>>>> using wooden or plastic wedges and putty knives to remove the port.
>>> Clean
>>>> all the old caulk off with acetone and then reinstall the port with a
>>>> good
>>>> urethane or neoprene caulk. This is a time consuming repair, as you do
>>>> not
>>>> want to damage the surrounding fiberglass, but it will last anywhere
>>> from
>>>> ten to fifteen years depending on the quality of the materials you use.
>>>> You can search the archives and I'm sure you will find a more in depth
>>>> description of the process.
>>>> The dirty part of the water is coming from the crud that has collected
>>>> behind the port over the years. Things like spider crap, mold and
>>> mildew,
>>>> pollen and even leaves have been found once the port is removed.
>>>>
>>>> Rummy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 6/21/2013 3:32:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> chsyhkr at gmail.com writes:
>>>>
>>>> one of the windows above the bench seat in our galley has a very small
>>>> leak. Maybe a teaspoon after a big rain or extended cleaning.
>>>>
>>>> The water is coming in contact with something that darkens it quite a
>>> bit.
>>>> I was planning on removing the flange around the wind, seeing what is
>>>> there, and resealing as needed.
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> David B. Craft
>>>> Greensboro, NC
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