[Rhodes22-list] Stan, if you are lurking

[stan]

congratulations on becoming the first member of an exclusive society of one.  I don't recall anyone ever breaking a rudder head cheek with the rudder blade fully down since then there is no pressure on the cheeks as you can tell by there being no resistance to the tiller.  Of course I buy your tale so maybe it always had a weak spot and its day had come. The hours between now and showtime are at a premium.  But I will see if one is available.  Having to make anything from scratch before the show is impossible.   But of course there is now Cowie to come to your rescue.  My recollection is you saw little fault with his immorality so you have my blessings for his crew to pitch in.  Which segways into the parts site proof reading. It is not ready for prime time List debuting yet since it lets Cowie have it. It will eventually be going public world wide.  Have to have some comic relief.



On 9/23/19 4:46 PM, S/V Lark wrote:
> Stan.  Wow.
>
> I managed to crack the black plastic rudder cheek (port side) yesterday at
> the bottom bolt.   In my defense, yes the rudder was down all the way as
> instructed.     It was windy.  Predicted 10-20 but at the time it was 20
> sustained, with gusts to 30 and 70 degree shifts (I looked it up).   I was
> close hauled on a port tack but heavily reefed.  The main was out to one "2"
> and the jib to the height of the lower "22".   I had just been crossed by a
> windsurfer which went down in a shift / gust and was blowing toward me.  Of
> course he was off my port bow and the boat wanted to round up.  I released
> the sheets, but the boat and I were arguing about the merits  of a new
> bowsprit.   Since it wasn't a pretty girl I insisted we fall off.  I finally
> got  the LARK to agree, but heard a pop.   Anyway, I would like to buy
> another port side plastic cheek and if you have them, the stainless lock
> nuts plus one grommet (twisted when it cracked).   Am I just hard on
> equipment?
>
> Since I'm at it, I also had a stress crack of the starboard black plastic
> part that holds the companionway hatch in place.  The bottom cracked off at
> the bottom screw.  I have no idea why, nobody had tried to break in.  I made
> replacements for both sides from some Mahogany I had bought years ago for
> the other boat but when I opened the shrink wrap I found it was some African
> knock off that is very light weight and may or may not be rot resistant.
> While I'm at it, I may as well ask for another factory original.
>
> I make somebody else do my website proof reading.   You can post your edits
> here and let the group pick them apart.
> Alex
>
> Colealexander at Hotmail.com
> cell   260 five 78 0178
> office 937 six 53 7326
>
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