Lou,
 
 GB doesn't recommend the use of any sealant on the CB cap. 
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 7/13/2009 10:11:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lsr3 at nyu.edu writes:

Joe  & Rhodes owners,

I will gladly do my best to send some pics soon  about the improvised  
rudder clutch.

I spent all day Friday  and Saturday in the boat struggling to get the  
centerboard cap  torqued enough so it wont leak.  Main issue is the  
lack  of  quality in SS
fasteners these days.  Im using an electric  JUST to get the bolts and  
nylock nuts snug, not torqued and went  through more than 10 new  
1/4x20 1 1/2" bolts due to
strip outs  and seizing.  It was so bad on Friday, after applying the   
sealant (boatlife silicone) and finally getting everything in   
correctly without too much stray sealant on the pennant to foul   
things up,  I had to give up getting all the bolts snug until mid  Sat  
morning.  I didnt finish torquing the 46 bolts I have until  late in  
the afternoon on Saturday.  At this stage its still  only a 50/50  
chance enough of those fasteners wont leak enough to  ruin my season  
when I launch.

Definitely thinking that  if  I get to buy another boat after a  
Rhodes, it will be a full  keel boat.
but at this point I have to be real and just try to get this  baby to  
float again.

Lou

On Jul 10, 2009, at 8:24 AM,  Joe Babb wrote:

> Lou,
> I'd like to see the pictures of what  you've done.  Our clamp works  
> okay
> but I'm always  interested in ideas.  I'm toying with my own steering
> system  since I'm loathe to drill a hole in our new motor's cover.
> Joe
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