[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard Pendant Questions

[Jesse Shumaker]

Hi Chris,

I wrote up my experience replacing the diamondboard pennant line while I
had my boat on the water in August 2020 with the help of a diver.  While
mine has the newer diamondboard, you might be able to take a similar
approach.  The line that I used as the replacement is holding up well.  The
details are at the link below:
http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2020-August/085897.html

Good luck with your repair!

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 7:17 AM Christopher Knell <cknell at vt.edu> wrote:

>      After a terrific sail yesterday, we found as we returned to our slip
> that the outer braid of the centerboard pendant had separated at the point
> where it is cleated in the cockpit. The thin core was intact so we were
> able to hoist the centerboard up into the centerboard trunk. I have
> attached (hopefully) a photo of what the pendant looks like currently. I am
> obviously going to have to replace it. After spending a few hours on the
> list researching the advice provided, I think I know what I have to do.
> However I still have a couple of questions that I'm hoping y'all can help
> me with. I have the old-style centerboard on a boat that was originally
> built in 1986 (I think) and refurbished sometime around 2007.
>
> 1. Stan mentions in a post from 2001: "The new cb pennants are rugged lines
> and really can last almost as long as the boat." Does anyone know what type
> of rope should be used and where it can be purchased?
>
> 2. I think someone states in a post that the length of the pendant for the
> original centerboard should be about 12 feet. Can anyone confirm this? I'd
> like to have the material on-hand before pulling the boat out of the water.
>
> 3. Does the rope in the attached photo appear to be the same as that used
> on newer Rhodes (the rugged lines Stan mentioned)?
>
> 4. The braided outer covering of my pendant failed. Would anyone be willing
> to venture a guess as to how many more up/down cycles I might get with the
> twisted core? I suspect bunching of the outer braid may present a problem
> with the blocks before the core fails. Does anyone have experience with
> this? I'm hoping that I can get a few more days of sailing in before
> pulling the boat for the repair.
>
> We managed to locate our Rhodes 22 Owner's Manual this afternoon. In it is
> a paragraph titled "SERVICING THE CENTERBOARD". I could not find this text
> on the Internet and so quote it here for posterity (from an undated copy of
> the manual):
>
> *SERVICING THE CENTERBOARD*
> You will rarely, if ever, have to service your centerboard. On the latest
> models if you ever do want to replace the control line, with the boat on a
> crane or jacked above its trailer so the board can be partially lowered (or
> on a beach on its side) simply drop the new line in from the cockpit and
> fasten to the hole on the back edge of the diamondboard. Conventional
> boards can be done on the trailer but the center plywood floor panel must
> be unscrewed and the 50 or so cb bolts removed. Gently lift up the cap so
> as not to damage the reusable neoprene gasket. Release the cb line from its
> cockpit cam cleat and the cb can then be lifted from the cb trunk. On older
> boards the line runs through two blocks on the cb and a turning bar in the
> cap to provide a mechanical advantage. Therefore a new line must be
> installed to follow the same path pattern. If you ever have to do this
> chore, take advantage of the opportunity to put fresh anti-fouling paint on
> the cb trunk walls as well as on the removed cb.
>
> Many thanks in advance for answers to the questions,
>
> Chris on LBI
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