[Rhodes22-list] retirement

[Rick]

Graham,

I guess your quadruple beats my triple last April.  I'm launching next week
after hiring out the painting and rigging.

Rick


On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> I mentioned to a retired psychologist friend of mine that I was as busy
> after retirement as I was before. His thought was that we were also getting
> less efficient. He is right, I am much less efficient when I look at what I
> accomplish even while  I am busy but I have also discovered that the lower
> need for efficiency is really the joy of retirement. You don't feel guilty
> spending time of the Rhodes list.
>
> By the way, if any of you have bypass surgery in your future and are
> wondering about coping with boats etc. I would suggest that you hold off on
> major decisions until you see how things turn out. I had a quadruple bypass
> last Wednesday, got home yesterday and have to say that while I have lots
> of
> aches and pains and look a bit like a Frankenstein project, I really
> experienced very little real pain and for only brief periods. These guys
> are
> amazing. I have lost my boating season I expect but I am also glad I didn't
> sell the boat or do some other rash thing.
>
> Graham
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Michael Hellyar
> Sent: June-23-13 6:03 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Leaking Window
>
> Isn't that the truth about retirement. Too much time and too many ways to
> spend.....fixing up boats.
>
> Mike Hellyar
> sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 22, 2013, at 10:59 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Thanks Bob. I seem to be busier now that I'm retired than I was when I
> > was working full time.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/22/2013 10:33:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net writes:
> >
> > Rummy:  Great advice on port leak repair and Harbor Freight tool to
>  help.
> >
> > Congrats on retirement!
> >
> > Bob  on R22 "NoKaOi 3  "
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 22, 2013, at 7:54 AM,  R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> 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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