[Rhodes22-list] Cracked CB cap try 2

[Matt Wilson]

Thank you!

Mark, did your solar panel charge both batteries?  ( cabin battery and
outboard battery?)

Matt

On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 9:01 AM Mark Olson via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I did the first year I had mine.  I have a 1983 with the old style CB.
> I didn't find out that the CB cap was cracked until we put it in the water.
>
> My leak was small and the battery powered bulge pump did the job.  I am
> moored in the Hudson and I had a solar panel keeping the battery charged.
>
> During that off season I took  he cap off, put fiber glass on both sides
> (more on the top), gel coated the repair and replaced the gasket.  It's
> been fine.  5 years and counting.
>
> When you take things apart take a look at where the CB pin sits. In my
> case it was a tube not a pin and it drilled through the side of the
> boat.  That was leaking also.  I glassed inside the boat and replaced
> the tube with a pin.  I used inline bearings I got from McMaster Carr.
> To make it all fit  a friend made a new CB pin with a shoulder for the
> bearing to go on.  He made me a spare which you can have it you need.  I
> think this was the bearing:
>
> https://www.mcmaster.com/sleeve-bushings/multipurpose-dry-running-sleeve-bearings/
>
> Mark Olson
>
> 1983 - Satchmo
>
>
> On 7/6/2022 8:50 AM, Matt Wilson wrote:
> > Has anyone used a battery powered bilge pump for good measure while
> limping
> > through a season?
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 6:46 AM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> The boat is from 1990. Not sure which style it is
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 6:44 AM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Attaching pic again
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 6:40 AM Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> The photo didn’t come through but if the leak isn’t bad and you tend
> to
> >>>> your boat you can make it through the season. I did. But don’t forget
> - it
> >>>> could get worse easily if the CB is forced against it. I suspect it
> is the
> >>>> old style CB and not a Diamond board. Is that correct?
> >>>> Ric
> >>>> Dadventure.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Jul 6, 2022, at 7:27 AM, Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> Forgot the attachment in the last email.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Forgive this question as I haven’t been able to log in to peruse the
> >>>> site.
> >>>>> After sailing yesterday I noticed this crack and a steady leak from
> it.
> >>>>> The leak has now slowed significantly. Is there a way to limp through
> >>>> the
> >>>>> summer season and deal with this in the fall or is there a risk of it
> >>>>> getting worse?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Many thanks,
> >>>>> Matt Wilson
> >>>>> Hornblower II
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