[Rhodes22-list] motor broke away

[Cary Tolbert]

Rob, I am sure there is some ware as far as size goes. Checking today I see
the stop came off. Must be in the lake.

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 12:09 PM Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Ah, OK.  I see now.  So you could replace the ears if you can find a
> material you can work with.  - rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Cary Tolbert
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 9:37 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] motor broke away
>
> Rob, it was the port side upper ear that rides in the tracks. When the
> starboard rails failed 2-3 years ago Stan said to get a local machine shop
> to replicate the rails with brass or aluminium. So I was able to replace
> the rails with the aluminium ones. Even starboard deteriorates with time.
> It becomes brittle. The same thing happened to the IMF parts also made
> with starboard material.
> Cary Tolbert
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 9:29 AM Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> > Cary,
> > What part(s) actually failed?  I see the photo but it's unclear to me
> > what broke or failed.  I don't have the same lift so I'm not much help
> > here. - rob
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> > Cary Tolbert
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 9:19 AM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] motor broke away
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> > again HELP. Wed. the 25th I was motoring from my slip out on to the
> > lake and kerplunk. The motor raising part of the boat fell off with
> > the motor attached and still running. I also had it attached with a
> > s/s chain. Lucky or not.? ? ? Stan no longer makes the parts for an
> > 86. He said he has long moved to newer and hopefully better designs.
> > It seems the starboard material used to let the motor slide in the
> > rails failed. My question is should I attempt to repair with parts of
> > better materials or buy a gerneric  system for raising and lowering
> > one's motor . Say something that would fit a Catalina 22? Looking for
> > advice from the centuries of experience on the list Cary Tolbert S/V
> > Whisper '86 Radford, VA
> >
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