[Rhodes22-list] Canadian Rhodes

[Patrick Cheung]

It’s great to know all these Canadians appreciating the Rhodes.

I continue to source the neoprene. I’m asking my US friend if she will receive and redirect the neoprene up north. I thought we have free trade.

Patrick

> On Aug 18, 2018, at 12:28 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> Mike:
> Thanks for identifying yourself. For the longest time I thought I was the only one in Canada and for some reason I am comforted to know that there are others - all in Ontario. If there are any other Canadians lurking out there, please drop us a note.
> 
> Graham Stewart
> Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
> Kingston Ontario
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of mike wilson
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2018 9:47 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rubber gasket
> 
> Hi Graham, Patrick, Phil, et al: FYI I am a forth Rhodie in Canada and
> located in Oshawa. I've been quietly monitoring "the list" since last fall
> and really appreciate the advice and maintenance tips from the more
> experienced Rhodies out there. Keep up the good work.
> Cheers to all.
> Mike
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Patrick:
>> 
>> Glad to hear that there is another Rhodie in Canada. I thought Phil
>> Gautier and I were the only ones.
>> 
>> I replaced my gasket last year but was unable to find the proper neoprene.
>> I finally got some neoprene from a neighbor but it wasn't smooth surfaced
>> so it leaked no matter how many bolts I added. I finally stopped the leaks
>> by using butyl tape - not an ideal solution, but it worked well. Butyl is
>> an excellent sealant but has very low adhesive qualities so it should be
>> easy to remove in the future should that be necessary. The tape is about
>> 3/4" wide but I only used about half of that on both sides of the gasket as
>> I didn't want to have it squeeze into the centerboard slot. I would not use
>> the butyl that comes in a tube. In fact only use the butyl if you can't get
>> the proper neoprene.
>> 
>> 
>> Graham Stewart
>> Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
>> Kingston Ontario.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
>> Of Patrick Cheung
>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 2:11 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rubber gasket
>> 
>> Gary,
>> 
>> I found the perfect one from Amazon but they won’t ship to Canada. Gonna
>> keep looking.
>> 
>> Thx, Patrick
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 17, 2018, at 1:32 PM, Gary Novotny <gjnovotny at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Patrick,
>>> 
>>> When I did my centerboard trunk maintenance four years ago I used
>> neoprene sheet I bought off of Amazon. It seems to have worked well.
>>> 
>>> Gary
>>> 
>>> Moon shadow 1978 R22
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 8/17/2018 11:50 AM, Patrick Cheung wrote:
>>>> Dear Rhodies,
>>>> 
>>>> It is time to repair the center board. I reached out to Stan for a
>> piece of
>>>> the rubber but he is super busy right now.
>>>> 
>>>> I seems to recall some Rhodies may have extra rubber left over from
>> their
>>>> repair. I am hoping I can buy a stripe off you, if you are willing to
>> sell.
>>>> 
>>>> Patrick
>>>> Duck, '84
>>>> Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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