[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard thumping

[Matt Wilson]

Thanks everyone!  Is there anything in the archive on the Rhodes site about
the heater hoses?
Matt

On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 12:59 PM Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com> wrote:

> I absolutely recommend the hose parts in the CB slots. The Rhodes CB,
> especially the old restyle blade type is the weak point of the boat and is
> most vulnerable to damage. Yes it rattles and clunks in its trunk but it is
> free to rise through the top of the CB cap if you do something wrong, like
> backing up in the shallows or launching with the CB pendant loose.  You
> should do everything you can to prevent that kind of damage including the
> hose pieces.
> Ric
> Dadventure.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 4, 2022, at 12:07 PM, Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I guess no one is recommending the heater hoses in the V-slot?
> >
> > I don't have them in my trunk, but I may add them this winter/spring
> when I
> > do some more big projects.
> >
> > Todd T
> >
> >> On Mon, Oct 3, 2022, 11:30 PM John Carlson via Rhodes22-list <
> >> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Matt -- please remember that this has to be done out of the water. I
> >> wasn't aware of that prior to working on my boat, but the list warned
> me.
> >> Absent that, I might have popped the lid off to have a quick look in the
> >> water. Or a quick look under water, I guess.
> >>
> >> You shouldn't need to remove all of the cabin sole, but you will have to
> >> remove the "L" shape teak settee top and the support around the
> fiberglass
> >> lid that supports the step. It is a bit awkward to get out of the cabin.
> >> Some of this work is really easier with 2 people.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>> On Oct 3, 2022, at 9:06 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> That would be true on my boat, and probably yours as well.
> >>>
> >>> --Peter
> >>>
> >>>> On 2022-10-03, at 22:02:24 EDT, Matt Wilson wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks Peter and Roger.  Pulling the cap off requires removing the
> >> floor and
> >>>> cabin step, correct?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
>