[Rhodes22-list] Urgent centerboard gasket questions

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

One question. When you launched your boat, was the centerboard cleated in
the up position? If not,when  the boat starts to slide off the trailer
into the water,the centerboard drops down and the whole weight of the boat
is on the centerboard trying to push the CB thru the top of the CB cap.
This happened to me,and it cracked the fiberglass on the top of the CB
cap. In your case it could have loosened the fasteners,letting water in
past the gasket.

Jerry Lowe


S/V  Country Rhodes. '86
>
>
> In a message dated 11/7/2014 5:07:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
>
> Hey  Rummy, same thing happened to me....my cb cap was fastened with about
> 10 bolts  with nuts, the rest were 10 or 12 ga, ss sheet metal screws...
>
> What I  did was, working one at a time, remove the sheet metal screw,
> drilled out the  hole through top and bottom of flange and replaced it
> with a 1/4
> x 1 1/2" hex  head bolt and nut, with washers, ss of course. This allowed
> a
> controlled leak  with a minimum of water and allowed me to replace all of
> them,  then  drawing each snugly, compressing the gasket sufficiently to
> prevent leakage.  Slept well that night, there were about 60 screws to
> replace.
> Boat has  remained perfectly dry the entire season.
>
> Sent from my  iPad
>
>> On Nov 7, 2014, at 4:54 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>
>> First of all, you  must get your boat out of the water so you can
>> disassemble the  centerboard cap and take a do over on installing it.
> Obviously
>>  something was not cleaned or aligned properly. Trying to do this with a
> boat  in
>> the water and leaking profusely is not good for your mental  well being.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message  dated 11/7/2014 2:52:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
>>
>> After a  successful  mast raising and launch, I sailed my new to me
>> Rhodes 22 for an   hour or so. Tied up in my slip and went home to bed.
>>
>> Next  morning I  found boat with water in  the main cabin at bunk
>> height.
>>
>> A little  bit of panic followed by a friend  bringing a homestyle sump
>> pump which  quickly brought the water  down to the top of the
>> centerboard  truck.
>>
>>  Obvious that several bolts near the front of the centerboard   trunk
>> were not very tight. Tightened them and greatly reduced   leakage.
>>
>> Called Stan and he confirmed washers were too small.  Bought  some one
>> inch fender washers and replaced 10. Still have  very slight leak  near
>> bolts even after replacing  washers.
>>
>> I can't get a hold of Stan  today. Will someone  please give me all the
>> details on how to properly  fasten the  centerboard trunk flange.
>>
>> Unfortunately my computer was  on  board down low and was ruined. This
>> is handicapping me  from  researching
>>
>> Gasket questions
>>
>> It  has a brand new rubber  gasket.
>>
>> I understand no sealant  should be used, correct?
>>
>> 1 inch  fender washer under  bolt head?
>>
>> What is correct washer size for the nut  on  the underside? Should I use
>> a lockwasher? Or should I get   nylock  nuts?
>>
>> What is proper torque?
>>
>>  Finally, can someone explain what  the three little bolts are which  go
>> through a rubber pad on the top of the  centerboard trunk.  What is the
>> proper way for them to be  installed?
>>
>> Can you please respond directly to my email rather than  waiting  for
>> the list to send a group of  responses.
>>
>>  bridges.brooks at gmail.com
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