[Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair

Chrissailorman chrissailorman at gmail.com
Mon Mar 31 15:31:19 EDT 2014 

I hear you...the payback will be great but I suppose you have already received that to some extent in the joy of restoring your treasured vessel.... How long did you sail it before attempting the restoration? And again, what year and model is it? 

My first Rhodes was a 74 Continental. Had no trailer so at seasons end, had it hauled for me by a local transporter. As he was pulling his trailer out from under C-Kat, I heard a cracking noise. To my horror, one of the blocks, the one just ahead of the keel punched a hole right through the hull. Being a complete newbie and thinking the worst I thought my brief sailing career had just come to an end. I called the number I found in the owners manual and Stan answered. Told him what happened and asked how bad the situation was.. He replied it's ok, thats the way a boat tells you not to place supports here! Funny. 

Well, I researched fiberglass repairs, and after adding a new piece of lumber to the bottom inside for reinforcement, glassed the living day lights out of it. Inside and out. Then I realized how versatile fiberglass is for boats. 

Sailed C-Kat for several years before I found Blue Hawaii, an 86. Sold her to a friend at school.

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> On Mar 31, 2014, at 1:56 PM, "Graham Stewart" <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> I am pretty sure that Stan would write the boat off as a lost cause and me
> as no better. There is no way one can justify this effort economically or
> even practically. I just do it because I really like the boat and enjoy
> working on it. If you don't enjoy the process I don't think anyone would
> have the stamina or bad judgement to continue for year on end. But I do
> enjoy finding out how things work and the challenge of working out
> solutions. Besides, I have found that there isn't much on a boat that can't
> be fixed with epoxy and sandpaper. I also get a lot of satisfaction from
> restoring an old boat that is heading to the junk yard back to its original
> or better condition. This is my second project - third if you count the
> pontoon boat but that was a pretty simple project.
> 
> I have been posting the work I do from time to time and really appreciate
> when others do the same. 
> 
> Graham 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Chrissailorman
> Sent: March-31-14 1:20 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair
> 
> Yes, I'm in NY, Long Island...this weather is generating a new breed of
> Spring worshippers, you think!  
> 
> My god! You are undertaking a big task...don't you think you should invite
> Stan up for an extended visit.... Well the one thing that's good...whether
> working on it, or sailing it...time on the boat is time well spent, and
> satisfying too! Hope you chronicle your endeavor in pics and post or send
> along the way... Can't say I envy you but certainly admire your ambition.
> 
> One thing I learned over the years...having had to work on my vehicles,
> whether boat, car or cycle...develops a greater understanding of how they
> work and a sort of bond develops during the process as well... Take care of
> your baby!
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 12:41 PM, "Graham Stewart" <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca>
> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Chris:
>> Yes, this is a major task. There is no part of the boat that is not 
>> being redone - including deck core, painting, total interior rebuild and
> so on.
>> The rudder and centreboard repair is amongst the easiest tasks as I 
>> can do that in my basement during the winter and work from a comfortable
> position.
>> The task that worries me most is having to repair large cracks that go 
>> along side the centreboard slot in the bottom of the keel. Filling the 
>> crack with epoxy will not likely be all that difficult but I worry 
>> about what caused the cracks in the first place and whether just 
>> filling them will be anything more than a temporary fix. I have built 
>> a huge boat lift that I intend to use to lift the boat up about 6' so 
>> I can work under it this summer. I might also try drilling into the 
>> keel from the bilge to see if I can locate any voids and then fill 
>> with epoxy if I do. So far I haven't found anyone who has addressed a 
>> problem like this so I guess I will have to make it up as I go.
>> 
>> Everything around here  is still frozen solid - including the lake and 
>> we have about a foot of snow in most places but the temperature has 
>> just started to inch above freezing during the day so it is beginning to
> recede.
>> What a winter! You must be in a northern area as well. It makes me so 
>> depressed to hear others talking about launching their boats in 60 
>> degree weather. Have they no sensitivity at all?
>> 
>> Graham
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Chrissailorman
>> Sent: March-31-14 11:49 AM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair
>> 
>> 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
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Chrissailorman
>>> Sent: March-28-14 10:20 AM
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> 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-----
>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of 
>>>> chrissailorman
>>>> Sent: March-27-14 11:34 PM
>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> 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
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----
>>>> Chris Greco
>>>> Long Island, NY
>>>> Great South Bay
>>>> 1986 Rhodes 22,  Blue Hawaii
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