[Rhodes22-list] Looking for a Rhodes 22

[David Welch]

Wow. That post is a keeper!

On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 8:50 PM Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes!  The boats were designed to be easily taken apart for recycling.  The
> aluminum rivets were easily drilled out and the deck popped off so they
> could replace the rotten floor and cabinetry with a new set quickly.  The
> shrouds attach to the deck and not the hull and that puts a lot of stress
> through the corroding rivets.  Additionally they were only sealed with
> silicone to aid seperation too instead of using a proper sealant like
> 3m4200 / 5200 (stronger) or even heaven forbid actually be glassed
> together! 😱
> The silicone goes bad after 8-10 years and the leaks start.
> My boat had 128 holes and it was leaking from many of them.
> The worst is the seat drain’s tiny tubes will stop up then rain will
> overflow the seats into the stern lazarette which drains into the bilge
> soaking the cabin floor over and over.  Fixes include glassing in the aft
> lazarette and putting a seperate bilge pump in there or drilling out new
> drains along the seat grooves that drain into the cockpit and down the big
> main drain/scupper
> Other leak zones are your centerboard pennant tube.  My tube (waterhose
> section) didnt even make it to the upper fitting!  (More floor soaking)
> Front portlight water traps, and capillary action from the sliding hatch to
> name a few more sieve points.
>
> Still i hand it to Stan for being a marketing genius!  Great boats, great
> adventure and designed in “flaws” (techniques) enabling the recycling of
> Glass for 63 years plus is quite a feat!
> 🤓🫡⛵️
>
> > On May 11, 2023, at 2:51 PM, Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Rhodes, do I need to worry about hull separation on an original
> 1990
> > boat. I do have pretty significant leaking when it rains.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt Wilson
> > Hornblower II
> > White Bear Lake, MN
> >
> >> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 1:34 PM Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have a free 1973 R-22. These were the thick heavy hulls.  Deck has
> >> already partially seperated from the hull due to corroded aluminum pop
> >> rivets that holds these boats together (not kidding); so would be easy
> to
> >> completely seperate and rebuild interior while standing up!  Then glass
> >> /bolt back together for an actual dry R-22.
> >> Needs a trailer and a lot of $, and hard work.
> >> Lol but hey thats a Rhodes.
> >> On the positive side, Great hull design and for this one i have a taller
> >> mast that can custom offset the low power original sail plan for this
> >> heavier hand laid cloth hull.
> >> All free for hauling.
> >>
> >> Spreadgoodnews at gmail.com
> >>
> >>> On May 11, 2023, at 11:48 AM, JAMES DUNNIE JR <jldunnie at comcast.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi folks,
> >>>
> >>> I’m new to the mailing list, but think that I have read most everything
> >> on the site!
> >>>
> >>> As I’m recently retired, I am looking for a reasonably price Rhodes 22.
> >> I have had a trailerable sailboat in the past, and believe the Rhodes 22
> >> would fit my current needs/wants.  If you are selling your boat or know
> of
> >> a boat for sale, I would appreciate any leads.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Jim
> >>
>