[Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair

[Chrissailorman]

Sounds quite ambitious...wow... So if my math is correct, your boat is a 79. Is it a Continental? Or the IMF version? Sounds like you're gonna have a great boat when you are finished... Well, a greater boat...already have a great boat. Did you purchase it new?
Here's to progress... Currently 2" snowfall today, and think I saw blizzard conditions for your area coming.... Ug! Warm weather coming here rest of week. Boat and bike days ahead.

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> On Mar 31, 2014, at 9:48 AM, "Graham Stewart" <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> Chris:
> 
> You asked why I rebuilt my rudder. I am doing a complete rebuild of my boat.
> Part of that rebuild was to restore the rudder and centreboard. Both were
> damaged through abrasion, osmosis and various nicks and bangs. They are,
> after all, 35 years old. The fix consists of removing blisters, filling the
> holes and scratches with epoxy fillers, fairing the outside with epoxy and
> fairing powder and then coating with multiple coats of epoxy with aluminium
> powder before coating with anti-fouling paint. The centre board also had a
> lot of hollow areas that I filled with epoxy. 
> 
> Graham 
> 
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> 
> Hey Graham
> Hear you loud and clear...perhaps some kind of friction clamp that you would
> set the friction enough to hold the rudder down while sailing, but a strike
> would let it slip. Thumb screw or wing nut...think my Continental had
> something like that... Not elegant but it works...
> 
> Why did you have to rebuild the rudder? 
> 
> For me, I just take a loose wrap of the up haul line around the cleat and
> quickly release it when I start to touch bottom and leave it to spring free.
> 
> Please let me know if you find something that works well...
> Chris
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>> On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:34 AM, "Graham Stewart" <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Chris. I have had something similar but would prefer a locking 
>> mechanism that will release if the rudder hits something. I have been 
>> spending a ridiculous amount of time rebuilding my rudder and I would 
>> like to keep it in good shape.
>> 
>> Graham
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> chrissailorman
>> Sent: March-27-14 11:34 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair
>> 
>> Hey Graham...don't know if you ever resolved the rudder lines question...
>> But mine simply has a small horn cleat on top of the rudder use the 
>> cleat to lock the rudder in the up position...like when in its 
>> slip...or cleat the red line to hold it in the down position, but that 
>> doesn't release on its own.... I'm sure there are updated solutions 
>> but this simple one works well
>> 
>> Chris Greco
>> 
>> 
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>> 1986 Rhodes 22,  Blue Hawaii
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