[Rhodes22-list] Anchoring

Michael D. Weisner mweisner at ebsmed.com
Thu Nov 2 16:16:31 EDT 2023


Todd,

As an engineer, I have spent my career redesigning poorly "fixed" stuff!

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY
I’d rather be sailing :~)

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Todd Tavares
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 7:10 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchoring

Michael, you are starting to sound like me..

I'm an elevator repairman. Often a customer will ask "Did you fix
it?"...and I'll  say, "No...but I got it running."   LOL

Todd T

On Wed, Nov 1, 2023, 3:30 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:

> Rick,
>
> "Repaired" not "Fixed" as some yards perform substandard repairs that 
> don't really fix the problem.
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> I’d rather be sailing :~)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of 
> Rick Lange
> Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 3:24 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchoring
>
> Hi Roger,
>
> When the tang pulled out on the water, it was not damaged.  Then I 
> took the boat to the yard and got it back the next Spring fixed.  
> That's all I know.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rick Lange
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 3:13 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Rick,
> >
> > So, if the nut came loose and fell off, did they find the nut down 
> > behind the galley counter or maybe down in the bilge?  The nut in 
> > the picture looks like it's a nyloc locking nut meant to prevent 
> > something like this from happening.  Perhaps your nut was a conventional nut?
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> > ________________________________
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf 
> > of Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 10:45 AM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchoring
> >
> > Hi Todd,
> >
> > I expect it is the same for a '93.  When mine failed, probably the 
> > center nut came off to release the vertical tang, which is all I saw.
> > I didn't get a chance to see the actual repair take place so I don't 
> > know about the bolt heads.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rick Lange
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 7:30 PM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Roger, Rick, All,
> > >
> > > I can not remember much about the upper shroud chainplates which 
> > > run up through the toe rail; or how the deck to hull joint is 
> > > constructed for
> > that
> > > matter, but here are a few pictures I took from my old 1976 model 
> > > Rhodes 22.  The previous owner cut a section of the cabin liner 
> > > out with a
> > series
> > > of drilled holes. The chainplate consisted of two tangs, crossed 
> > > and
> > bolted
> > > together. I never investigated them any more than making sure the 
> > > nuts
> > were
> > > tight. But looking back at the pictures now, I can't figure out 
> > > where the heads of the bolts were, but guess they were behind the 
> > > rub rail. (?) I have never taken the rub rail off any of the three
> Rhodes 22s I've owned.
> > >
> > > Todd T
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