[Rhodes22-list] Hull Construction

[Peter Nyberg]

No, the Rhodes hull is solid fiberglass, there is no core.  There’s a lot of variation between one Rhodes 22 and the next, but I’m pretty confident that this is universal.

I drilled a 2” hole in my hull just yesterday to install the thru-hull fitting for a depth/speed/temp transducer.  I did this in the head area because that’s where there was the best vertical clearance.  The hull thickness there was 3/8” of solid fiberglass.

There will be a YouTube video about this project, but not for a few weeks.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)


> On Apr 17, 2017, at 6:31 PM, JP Dempsey <joedempsey at hughes.net> wrote:
> 
> I'm planning to install a sounder transducer on my Rhodes. The transom mount
> that I was thinking about won't clear the  rudder so I'm considering an in
> hull transducer. I haven't found a source for the hull spec viz. whether the
> Rhodes hull is a cored construction. Can anyone answer this?
> 
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