[Rhodes22-list] Saildrive

[Stephen Staum]

Mark,

Do you also have wheel steering & a self tending jib?  Is so, I know the
boat. I looked at it a number of years ago when it was being sold by a club
in Everett, MA & then it turned up a few years later on a mooring next to
me at Squantum Yacht Club in Quincy. Are you floating?  I never got to sail
it & am curious how it handles.

Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2
Needham, MA

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 10:44 AM Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com>
wrote:

> Hi Richard,
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> I purchased my 2000 R22 last year and it came with a 15hp Yamaha saildrive.
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> I haven't had a chance to use the boat much yet, but it seems like it will
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> address many of the issues with an outboard on the transom
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> (raising/lowering, keeping the drive underwater).
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> Unfortunately the company that made this saildrive is essentially out of
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> business. I am concerned about what I'll have to do once this saildrive
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> needs a part I can't get or needs a costly repair. I'm not sure I like the
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> alternative solutions that involve a motor on the transom. Maybe I need to
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> start saving my pennies toward a replacement. Regarding that option, the
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> saildrives I've seen tend to have larger engine than mine - often a diesel.
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> Mine is essentially a Yamaha (made by Parsun) outboard head so it's not
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> very tall. Maybe I'll be lucky and not have to solve the replacement
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> problem.
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> Mark
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> --
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> Boston, MA
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> 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
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> 1987 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
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> 1982 Com-Pac 16 *For Sale*
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> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 10:14 AM Richard Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
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> wrote:
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> > Cary
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> > My ’84 GB mount broke on spring launch the year and my Yamaha 8 went in
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> > the drink.
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> > I purchased a motor mount from West marine immediately so I could
> continue
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> > to use the boat with a spare motor I happened to have on hand.
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> > Its a stinky smoky ’99 Merc 2 stroke, but it always starts and runs when
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> > it need it - well almost always.
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> > I talked it over on the list and discussed with Mike Riter a plan to
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> > convert the GB mount to be equipped with a threaded gear (his sketch) so
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> > that the mont can be moved with a manual crank or an electric motor.
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> > This would be huge advantage over the 6/1 tackle it came equipped with.
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> > I’ve been enjoying the boat too much to stop and refine that design of
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> > Mikes - that’s a winter project.
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> >
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> > In any case the parallelogram type mount works fairly well, it has pros
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> > and cons.
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> > One of the biggest cons is that the moro in the down position is father
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> > aft of the transom and will cavitate and lose thrust in larger waves,
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> > especially with weight on the bow.
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> > I will like the GB system (modified) over the alternative, but the West
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> > marine mount was easy to install and serves the immediate need.
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> > (What I really want is an electric,  steerable, remote controlled, 20 hp
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> > sail drive mounted right behind the keel trunk.)
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> > It’s doable for approximately one tone of money.
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> >
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> > One way I use the boat is unusual.
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> > I moore my boat 50 yards off shore.
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> > I use a stand-up paddle board for a tender because it's light and easy to
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> > cary to the shore.
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> > I then use the motor only, with the rudder up, to back the boat on to the
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> > beach to pick up  provisions and of course my wife, who is not one to
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> > paddle out to the boat.
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> > Depending on the tide and the slope of the beach, I can sometimes put the
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> > stern right on the beach.
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> > An opening in the stern rail, like the more modern R22s would be a huge
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> > asset for picking up passengers from the beach. (next year)
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> > Ric
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> > sv Dadventure
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> > stay tuned for ‘motor mount mod’ updates
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> > Richard Stott, AIA, LEED AP
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> > www.stottarchitecture.com <http://www.stottarchitecture.com/>
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> > Office  631-283-1777
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> > Cell            516-965-3164
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> > > On Aug 26, 2020, at 9:19 AM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > > Preview attachment 20200825_174517.jpg
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> > >Once
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> > > again HELP. Wed. the 25th I was motoring from my slip out on to the
> lake
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> > > and kerplunk. The motor raising part of the boat fell off with the
> motor
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> > > attached and still running. I also had it attached with a s/s chain.
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> > Lucky
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> > > or not.? ? ? Stan no longer makes the parts for an 86. He said he has
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> > long
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> > > moved to newer and hopefully better designs. It seems the starboard
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> > > material used to let the motor slide in the rails failed. My question
> is
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> > > should I attempt to repair with parts of better materials or buy a
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> > > gerneric  system for raising and lowering one's motor . Say something
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> > that
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> > > would fit a Catalina 22? Looking for advice from the centuries of
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> > > experience on the list
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> > > Cary Tolbert S/V Whisper '86
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> > > Radford, VA
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> --
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> Boston, MA
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>
>
> 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
>
> 1986 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
>
> 1982 Com-Pac 16 *For Sale*
>
> --
Stephen Staum
Pariser Industries, Inc.