[Rhodes22-list] Need advice on repairing centerboard

[Graham Stewart]

Mike:
I had to do some major repair on my keel which developed very large cracks al along the bottom. Flakes of metal that I assume were lead were leaking out. I assume that this was added for ballast. I also repaired my centre boad and found solid lead  at the tip. I have the original centerboard.
I didn't try replacing the lead from the keel. I did find gowever that both the keel and the centerboard had substantial voids in them which I attempted to fill with epoxy. Water getting into the core and freezing was the likely culprit causing the cracks.

I was able to fix it all and I am no expert.

Graham Stewart
Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
Kingston Ontario






-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Chris Geankoplis
Sent: Monday, June 6, 2022 12:07 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need advice on repairing centerboard

Ouch!  I wonder if there was a void there that contributed to the damage.
I’ve never delt with that bad of damage to the CB. I suspect it won’t be a
complicated fix when all is said and done. Good luck and take a few
“during” and “after” photos.

Chris Geankoplis
ENOSIS

On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 10:21 AM <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> The saga of my centerboard continues.  After removing it we found that the
> damage is quite extensive as can be seen from the attached pictures.  My
> boat mechanic is very good with fiberglass, but I would greatly appreciate
> any suggestions that you have regarding how to approach this repair.
>
> We noticed that there appears to be tiny bits of metal embedded in the
> resin
> at the leading edge of the centerboard, possibly lead shot?  I am guessing
> that might have been an attempt to increase the weight of the centerboard,
> but there did not seem to be enough to make much difference.  Any thoughts
> on that?
>
> I reached out to Stan directly about the centerboard but haven't heard back
> in over a week.  Has anyone heard from him recently?  My last email from
> him
> was on May 1st.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike McKay
> s/v Liber (2006/2018)
> Allatoona Lake
> Acworth, GA
>
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