[Rhodes22-list] Leaking Window
Michael D. Weisner
mweisner at ebsmed.com
Mon Jun 24 12:01:47 EDT 2013
Sorry folks. While I am the Captain, my wife has always been the Admiral.
Mike
s/v <-- NoName --> ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY
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Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 10:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Leaking Window
That is what my wife tells me too.
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From: "Stephen Staum" <snstaum at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Leaking Window
Date: Sun, Jun 23, 2013 10:06 PM
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-69
>>>> 668.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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