[Rhodes22-list] Anchoring

[Rick Lange]

Hi Mike,

Fiberglass may be flexible, but gelcoat not that much.  For many years the
stringers stopped gelcoat cracking between the benches and the cabin
bulkhead and the lazarette beam.

There is no loss of space below the benches because the stringers are
tucked into the bench edge lip.   The only sacrifice is that the benches
are less comfortable sitting on them without cushions.  The flex forces are
either absorbed by the wood or harmlessly distributed elsewhere.

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 4:14 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Rick,
>
> One needs to define "great yard." The could have great prices, great
> turnaround and, possibly, mechanics that are "great" at getting the job
> done properly. Your mileage may vary.
>
> I have owned and sailed my Rhodes 22s (two of them) since 1981. They tend
> to make lots of weird sounds as the hull, seats and sails take on various
> loads. As long as the cockpit benches didn't flex to the point of creating
> stress fractures, I never saw a reason to beef up the structure. Fiberglass
> is fairly flexible depending on age and temperature. I would be concerned
> that the added stringers concentrated the forces to other structural
> members in the attempt to make the benches more rigid. Keep an eye on the
> points of attachment and areas that may now distribute the forces (cockpit
> floor and bulkheads, etc.)
>
> Just my $0.02. Engineers can be such an annoying group ...
>
> 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 3:39 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Anchoring
>
> Mike,
>
> Actually, fixed by a great yard, Sailing, Inc. in Cleveland.  They also
> added cockpit bench stringers because of the flexing that took place during
> that journey in the chop.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rick Lange
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 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 :~)
> >
> >
>
>