[Rhodes22-list] My mast is bent

[Shawn Boles]

Hi Kenwood:

Get ready for a lot of compliments on her lines and innovations. They are
such great boats.

Cheers,
Shawn Boles
s/v Sweet Baboo (1986/2010)

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024, 12:54 PM Kenwood _ <kenwood364 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Its a lovely boat and its worth putting all this work and machine time into
> :3 We got a lot of comments about the design on the first launch! A few
> well deserved oohs and aahs when we showed off the roller furling mainsail
> :P it just makes sense!
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 3:35 PM Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations Kenwood!
> > You are a qualified DIY Rhodie now.
> > Stan would be both proud and pissed-off.
> > Proud that you are living the Rhodes dream and enjoying a boat that makes
> > sense,  you can work on it yourself and will also as long as you want it
> > to.
> > Pissed that you are not buying a new one instead.Fair winds!
> > Ric
> > Dadventure
> >
> >
> > Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP
> > ric at stottarchitecture.com
> > O -631-283-1777
> > C- 516-965-3164
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 9, 2024, at 1:58 PM, Kenwood _ <kenwood364 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey all! We just ran into this same problem launching my boat for the
> > first
> > > time in 30 years! As a temporary fix we machined a plate
> > > <https://nextcloud.kitsunehosting.net/index.php/s/Bgj6a2GwPFHb2te> and
> > > replaced those inappropriate round top screws with flush ones
> countersunk
> > > into aluminum. It worked good, but we're planning on CNCing a whole new
> > > roller on the bottom of the mast to keep it from breaking like that.
> I'll
> > > add some pics of the temporary fix and attach CAD files for the roller
> > > later!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 11:32 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Peter,
> > >>
> > >> You can either purchase or a rent a tool for removing/installing
> > external
> > >> snap rings.  You want the style with a jack screw.  Place the jaws
> into
> > the
> > >> slot and jack the lips apart.  Look for this tool in an auto parts
> > store or
> > >> a hardware store.  This tool would allow you to apply gentle but
> > powerful
> > >> force right where you want it.  You don’t really want to pry the lips
> up
> > >> like pliers would do.  You want to get in between the lips and pry
> them
> > >> apart laterally.  Forcing some sort of wedge in between the lips might
> > also
> > >> accomplish what you want to do.
> > >>
> > >> Roger Pihlaja
> > >> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> > >> 1978. Sanford, MI
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>
> > >>> On Jul 5, 2024, at 10:30 AM, peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list <
> > >> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks for your thoughts Roger.  The mainsail furler seems to work
> > >> fine.  The slider only binds up in the bottom 18 to 24 inches of the
> > mast.
> > >> I usually don't leave the pop top attached to the slider because of
> > this,
> > >> and it makes it tough to drop the boom to the lower position (I've
> never
> > >> tried furling with the boom in "1st reef" position... It might bind).
> > >>> I think I'll try some gentle love with a pair of pliers and see if I
> > can
> > >> persuade the mast to return to shape, or close to.
> > >>>
> > >>> Peter
> > >>>
> > >>> [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> >
>