[Rhodes22-list] Pop top support

[recorderguy2001 at yahoo.com]

 Hi All,
Just following up. I went ahead and printed some bushings for my pop top. I suspect that Roger is correct and ABS plastic is not the best material for the job, but I'm tight for time and would like to get in the water in a few weeks and this solution will last until I get a chance to fabricate a better one sometime this summer. I've included a couple of pictures for those who are curious. As always, thanks for the help.

Peter     On Thursday, April 13, 2023, 09:20:08 PM EDT, Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 I’ve made those “doughnuts “ several times over the years, maybe 3 or 4 times for various Rhodes and even an Ensenada. Starboard, (well a Walmart cutting board) a Harbor Freight holesaw kit and table saw or jigsaw. Bob’ your uncle.  That being said, 3-D printing is just too cool to pass up. Let us know how it goes, be sure to post pictures of the process.Chris GeankoplisXENOS 
On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 8:28 AM Peter via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

Hi All,
   Quick question.  Yesterday was my 1st opportunity to spend a few hours on my boat running down some projects.   The supports for the pop top are not in place and therefore are in the way.  Looking at how they're supposed to attach it looks as though there should be some plastic washer-like fitting that the tube fits through that is bolted to the top and that prevents the tube from coming out of place, or falling into the cabin when there is no load.  You can see in the attached image that mine are broken.  Is there a ready source for these parts, or should I warm up my 3d printer (greatest boat tool ever!).  It appears to me that these washers don't carry much load (and can therefore be printed)  is that correct?  I've never seen this pop top in action,  so I'm not quite sure how it all works.

Thanks,
   Peter
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