[Rhodes22-list] Swing Keel Problem

[Steven Alm]

Good to know, Graham. Thanks.

On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 9:37 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> If you ever take the cap off the centerboard housing it is worth coating
> the inside of the trunk and centerboard with antifouling. I did that and
> was surprised to see years later that the paint was still good and no zebra
> mussels were present. I suspect that because there is no light exposure
> there the paint lasts.
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
> Of Steven Alm
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 1:45 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Swing Keel Problem
>
> Got Fandango up on the travel lift and indeed found quite a clog of zebra
> mussels. We went after it with a pressure washer and got most of them off
> in just a few minutes. The board moves freely now. They don't attach to the
> anti-fouling paint at all but the inside walls of the trunk are not painted
> or likewise much of the board itself. Most of the zebra mussels were up in
> the trunk. I've only painted as much of the board as is exposed when I jack
> the boat up off its trailer bunks a foot or so. I could pull the board out
> and give it a full paint job but I don't know how I'd scrape and sand the
> inside of the trunk, and the paint would wear off quickly anyway with the
> board going up and down — so looks like this is something I'll just have to
> deal with periodically as long as I'm in mussel infested waters! But I got
> some nice pics of the diamond board.
> Slim
> Fandango
>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 4:30 PM Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Rick, yeah, did that a lot and it did help some.
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Stephen,
> >>
> >> You could just pull the board up and down a few times to scrape off the
> >> mussels.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Rick Lange
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 3:40 PM Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I got a quote from my marina to hoist the boat up with their travel
> >> lift to
> >> > inspect and scrape off the zebra mussels. He agreed that was almost
> >> > certainly my problem. I don't need to drop the mast for this so it's a
> >> > fairly simple matter. As for swimming in the Mississippi — I'm gonna
> >> pass
> >> > on that. Here in the heart of ag country as well as being just
> >> downstream
> >> > from Minneapolis/S. Paul, there's any amount of toxic waste and who
> >> knows
> >> > what else flowing down the river. Not only that but I know you've
> heard
> >> of
> >> > "Nessie" lurking in Loch Ness — here in Lake Pepin, many-a-tale of
> >> "Peppie"
> >> > have circulated for years. I'd stay out of the water if I were you!
> >> > Slim
> >> > Fandango
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 10:35 AM David Talbot <
> talbotdavid50 at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > As they say, experience is something you get just after you needed
> it…
> >> > >
> >> > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 11:30 AM, Charles Nieman <
> >> > > blue66corvette at hotmail.com>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > A word to the wise …. The top of the centerboard cover is below
> the
> >> > > > waterline. If one tries to remove the cover while on water, you
> will
> >> > end
> >> > > up
> >> > > > testing the positive flotation system.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Don’t ask me how I know
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Sent from my iPhone
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Charles Nieman
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > On Aug 23, 2021, at 9:32 AM, Graham Stewart <
> gstewart8 at cogeco.ca>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > This might be completely obvious to everyone else but I
> >> "discovered"
> >> > > > that the best way to make centerboard cover bolt removal easier is
> >> to
> >> > > place
> >> > > > them with the head down and the nut on the top. Obviously the bolt
> >> must
> >> > > not
> >> > > > be so long as to tough the floor boards. It is much easier to hold
> >> the
> >> > > head
> >> > > > with a box wrench and remove the nut with a impact driver.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Graham Stewart
> >> > > > > gstewart8 at cogeco.ca
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > > > From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]
> >> On
> >> > > > Behalf Of Steven Alm
> >> > > > > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 9:42 AM
> >> > > > > To: Rhodes
> >> > > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Swing Keel Problem
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > I have the diamond board on my 1990. For the first time
> yesterday
> >> it
> >> > > was
> >> > > > > not operating smoothly like it always has for 25 years. I have
> not
> >> > > > grounded
> >> > > > > or anything. I suspect the board and trunk are clogged up with
> >> zebra
> >> > > > > mussels. I’m slipped in Lake Pepin, which is really a stretch of
> >> The
> >> > > > > Mississippi River and yes, there’s a major infestation of these
> >> > little
> >> > > > > bastards on the river but I’ve not had this happen before. This
> is
> >> > our
> >> > > > > third season at this location and like a lot of the country,
> we’re
> >> > > > > experiencing drought conditions and the river is much lower than
> >> > usual
> >> > > —
> >> > > > so
> >> > > > > maybe being that much closer to the bottom at my slip puts me
> >> closer
> >> > to
> >> > > > > their habitat.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > But this is all an assumption at this point. My marina does have
> >> the
> >> > > big
> >> > > > > sling lift and we could inspect it that way, but before I incur
> >> that
> >> > > > > expense I thought I’d run it by y’all first in case anybody has
> >> had
> >> > > this
> >> > > > > happen — maybe it’s something else or maybe someone has a better
> >> > idea.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > I have removed the board from the inside before to replace the
> >> > control
> >> > > > line
> >> > > > > but it’s a real chore that I’d love to avoid if possible.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Note: the 50 or so bolts around the centerboard cap were
> >> originally
> >> > > > > Phillips heads and each and every one was a struggle to remove.
> I
> >> > > > replaced
> >> > > > > them with hex heads so it won’t be near as bad the next time, if
> >> > ever.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Thanks for any ideas
> >> > > > > Slim
> >> > > > > Fandango
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >
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