[Rhodes22-list] Jib Sheet track replacement.

[THOMAS POLISE]

Thanks, can’t wait to try it. I’ll let you know how it works out 

> On Mar 29, 2022, at 2:41 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
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> Thomas,
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> 1987 was a long time ago.  But, I don’t remember it as a particularly difficult thing.  I think I just crawled under the cockpit seats on my back.  You will want to wear safety glasses because stuff can fall in your face.  I remember using a socket wrench with a 12” extension and an angle grinder, both of which gave me enough reach to the bottom of the gunnel.  Naturally, I needed a helper up on top to turn the screw driver.  I think I used a blob of silicone RTV on the fender washer & nut to hold them together in the socket until the threads took hold.  As I recall, the whole project only took about an hour, which is usually about all my wife will stick around as a helper.
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> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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> From: THOMAS POLISE
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 10:22 AM
> To: ROGER PIHLAJA
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Jib Sheet track replacement.
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> Thanks, how long are your arms? 
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> On Mar 27, 2022, at 7:35 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
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> Hi Thomas,
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> I noticed the same thing back when I first got my Rhodes 22 back in 1987.  I just backed the screws out one by one, installed longer screws into the same holes, and then installed SS fender washers and nylock nuts onto the longer threads.  In effect, my genoa track is now thru bolted and the fender washers serve as backing plates.  If the backside under the gunnel isn’t smooth; then, grind off the blobs of FRP under the gunnels while the screw is out.  I’ve never had any issues with the genoa tracks in the 25 years since then.
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> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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> From: THOMAS POLISE via Rhodes22-list
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2022 1:09 PM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Jib Sheet track replacement.
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> If this is going out twice please excuse me. This is a photo of jib track screws protruding through underside of deck with no nuts or blocks.   I’m replacing the jib track and noticed that screws are just epoxied into deck. Are all Rhodes made like this and has anyone ever replaced?  If so what type of epoxy should I use?   Has anyone put blocking underneath, which seems like a difficult task?  
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