[Rhodes22-list] Need some help fixing my stupidity

[Richard Stott]

Rob 
Someone suggested contacting your insurance company - i think Mike, and I agree. 
Embarrassing mistakes that make experienced sailors feel stupid are just what insurance is for - don’t let you ego get in the way, make the call.
I use geico boat insurance through boat us. they have been very good and fair to me. 
I did NOT file a claim for my 'centerboard through the cap and trunk" event last fall because of an immediate trip to Europe interrupted by a serious illness and subsequent death in the family, interrupted  by corona.
Besides, I felt embarrassed and stupid and felt like it was my fault, AND I knew there was nobody to fix it other than me -  so I didn’t’t make the claim.  
I wish I had filed the claim, which I think is too late now. I did file a claim for my broken motor mount and sunken Yamaha. They did not cover the rot for the mount and will not pay for that, but it looks like I’ll get some settlement to pay for motor repairs, even if I perform those myself  or buy a new motor.  
It’s worth a  call and a cost estimate form a Pro and in some cases they can determine a settlement price without service provider estimates, especially if providers are limited. 
Ric 
Dadventure 
HBNY 
PS - Loved the ‘DeBond” story. 

Richard Stott, AIA, LEED AP 
www.stottarchitecture.com
Office	631-283-1777
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> On Jul 2, 2020, at 9:02 AM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> 
> Graham,
> Thank you for that info.  I'm not sure if the mount is attached with sealant or not but it wasn't budging and I didn't want to force it.  I be taking a closer look at it later today and I'll look for sealant. - rob
> 
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> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 10:50 PM
> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need some help fixing my stupidity
> 
> Rob:
> 
> This might be a totally irrelevant to your situation but when I was
> repainting my transom I wanted to remove the motor lift. It is just the old
> manual lift. I removed all of the bolts but the bracket was stuck to the
> transom so firmly I could not remove it without damaging the fiberglass. I
> concluded that the bracket had been installed with a high adhesive sealant
> like 5200. Removing 5200 generally requires either a grinder or dynamite and
> neither alternative appealed to me.
> 
> After a search for solutions on the internet I came across a product called
> DeBond. You are instructed to score the edge of the joint, apply DeBond and
> after a few minutes the joint can be separated without damage to the
> fiberglass.
> 
> I bought the stuff and applied it to the join, waited a few minutes and
> .....nothing. I repeated the process but the bracket would not budge. I
> decided that the product was just hype and decided to somehow paint with the
> bracket installed. As it turned out I got involved in other projects and let
> the matter stall. Several months later I noticed that the bracket had fallen
> off the transom under it own weight - which being cast aluminum wasn't much.
> I have no idea how long it had been on the ground before I noticed.
> 
> The point of all this is to say that Debond works but might take a while and
> you need to be very very patient. The second point is that because it worked
> it seems likely that something like 5200 was used to affix the bracket.
> 
> That is my experience - for what it is worth.
> 
> Graham Stewart
> Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
> Joe Dempsey
> Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 5:09 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need some help fixing my stupidity
> 
> Rob,
> Wish I could help. I was trying to figure out how the lift comes off because
> we thought we had a leak coming from underneath the plywood reinforcement
> inside the lazarette. Luckily, we found that water was leaking from the
> rudder gudgeons making motor lift removal moot. Looks as though that its
> simply held on by the bolts you've removed and any bedding/sealants used and
> it may just be a matter of extra pressure to pry it away from the transom. A
> call to Stan may be your best option before doing further damage.  If you do
> get the lift removed, please post photos on The List. They will be a
> tremendous addition to the Archive.  I believe that you just had one of
> those unfortunate accidents, a blind spot, because as the saying goes "You
> can't fix stupid!"  Good luck!
> 
> 
> 
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> Joe Dempsey
> s/v Respite
> Rhodes 22 1989/2005
> Deltaville,VA
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