[Rhodes22-list] Looking for a Rhodes 22

[Matt Wilson]

Thanks so much everyone

Matt Wilson


On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 11:05 PM David Welch <dave at dlwelch.net> wrote:

> 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
> > >>
> >
>