[Rhodes22-list] Agile launched

[Chris Geankoplis]

Graham,
A true labor of Love.  It is a noble endeavor.  Proud of you bro.

Chris Geankoplis

On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> For those who might have harboured doubts that Agile would ever see water
> again - including my wife, friends family acquaintances and to be frank me
> at times, Agile is  launched and floating at the same time.
> Being on the hard since 2009, Agile was very frustrated with the pace of
> her
> restoration and in particular was getting quite cranky lately as we had two
> launchings that had to be aborted because the centerboard housing leaked.
> For some reason a previous owner trimmed the flange on the cap leaving a
> narrow area for bolts. Finally, contrary to the best advice from this list
> to rely solely on the neoprene gasket to seal the join I was reduced to
> using sealant - for which I am embarrassed to admit. I did avoid anything
> with adhesive qualities and relied on narrow strips of butyl tape. It seems
> to be working, should not make removal too difficult and hopefully has not
> gummed up the pulleys that raise the centreboard. Seems ok so far.
>
>  I turned out to be a much bigger project than I anticipated when I
> started.
> I thought I was just going to fix some deck delaminating and in the end
> rebuilt just about everything - several times over as it turned out. I made
> a lot of mistakes and soe were exceptionally time-consuming. But now I have
> a very pretty and much happier 1976 Rhodes 22 with a new lease on life.
>
> I still have to do the rigging, traveller, and some galley details. I also
> need to make new cushions but that will wait for the winter months.
>
> I have attached pictures when the boat was at its unhappiest and today. I
> think she is beginning to forgive me. I am sure you are all greatly
> relieved.
>
> Graham
>
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile. R22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario Canada
>
>
>
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