[Rhodes22-list] Rebuilding the Galley

[Chris Geankoplis]

Good Idea!

Chris G

On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 8:48 AM, Michael Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Graham,
>
> I think that many of us on the list have restored our boats.  I spent
> several years working on my '81 Rhodes 22 Shanghai'd Summer before
> "rescuing" my current '91 Rhodes 22, Wind Lass.  Maybe we should create a
> separate section as part of www.rhodes22.org to showcase the process and
> the results.
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
> Of Graham Stewart
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 11:24 PM
> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rebuilding the Galley
>
> Hi Chris:
> Thanks for the vote of confidence. I have documented various special
> projects in relation to the restoration and taken pictures as I went but
> hadn't thought there would be much interest in a more detailed overview of
> the project. Also, it seems to me that the list would not be appropriate
> for such a longer document. Perhaps I could make a modest web page. As I am
> gradually coming to the end of this odyssey the idea of documenting the
> project has occurred to me if it would be of use to anyone.
>
> Meanwhile I have been distracted by my other boat restoration project.
> Actually, that project(the rebuilding of a 1960 Mason 19' mahogany
> lapstrake outboard) took 10 years of summers and was completed about 9
> years ago. However, the restoration of wooden boats never really ends. So
> now I have started a rebuilding of the mahogany deck. I have only removed
> the varnish on half of the deck so far but have decided to make 1/8" thick
> mahogany strips to cover what is currently veneered plywood.  Like
> everything else I do, it is always the first time I do it so I spend
> forever just figuring out how to do it and what materials to use. I am
> hoping to get much of this work done on the Mason during the shoulder
> season so it will not delay the completion of Agile in the spring next
> year. My wife just laughs when I make predictions like that.
>
> There is no rational justification for a major rebuild of an old boat.
> There is even less justification to rebuild two boats at the same time. It
> is really just a romantic pursuit. Both boats are beautiful old gals that I
> just can't leave to die. I have attached a picture of the Mason so you can
> see why I have to live with this compulsion.
>
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile. R22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario Canada
>
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