[Rhodes22-list] CB pendant length

[Donald Simons]

Years ago I bought an '81 Rhodes from Stan, and now have an '03 with the diamond board.  The standard board uses some pulleys/sheaves to give a mechanical advantage.  The diamond board is directly attached to the trailing edge of the board.  Last year a mouse chewed up my CB pennant while the boat was stored for the winter.   I used a mask and fins to replace the pennant.  It took several attempts, but I placed a knot on the pennant when the board was correctly lowered.  The top of the board is wider and helps fill the gap in the trunk when it is lowered to the correct position.
Don Simons, Ithaca, NY

      From: S/V Lark <Colealexander at hotmail.com>
 To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org 
 Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 4:20 PM
 Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] CB pendant length
   
Does anybody have a photo or diagram of the Diamondboard setup just in case I
have an urgent need?    I removed the wood shroud after my birdsnest plug
when the bilge was filling with rainwater.  I saw the tube fastened by
clamp behind the wood shroud inside the cabin.  This appears to be above
waterline unlike the removable cap, and in my case must leak when the tube
is full of rainwater wetting the step and draining into the bilge.  I could
not feel any cracks, but it leaks when the cockpit seats collect water.    

My bilge did not fill with the last 3" downpour, so I am hopeful the issue
was a failure of the hose to seal against pressure and a floating grass plug
at the top of the well that has finally rotted away.  Snaking did not help.  
Unlikely scenario, but less bad than a crack.  I'll test with a bucket and
and if needed tear it apart before my Lake Erie trip next month, hence the
questions.  The pennant runs through the companionway drain tube.  The
throat is molded into the centerboard housing aft of the cap and elevated
above the cap and waterline.  The centerboard has top hangers.  The cap
gasket, hangers and pennant are accessible when the boat is on the hard if
the shroud, carpet, bench top, step / drawer assembly,  and sole center
strip of plywood are removed.  The tube and clamp are sort of accessible
just by removing the wood shroud at the companionway and the tube is above
waterline so this could be taken apart with difficulty while the boat is in
the water.  Am I close?



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Alex Cole
S/V Lark
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