2011-06-09; 18:51:09 EDT
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Luis, Welcome back to the list. Rummy In a message dated 6/9/2011 7:49:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, trpclman at yahoo.com writes: Hello everyone, I'm back on the list after a couple of years of absence. I had some personal and health problems and had my boat on the trailer all this time, but it is time to get back on the water. I have to paint the bottom and repair the centerboard trunk's cap. It has a crack and a little bit of water gets in. I removed all 52 bolts only to find out that it had been sealed with something that looks like 3M 5200. So, this is going to be a pain in the neck to remove. Somebody told me that this epoxy actually softens when heated above 120 F and to use a heat gun to heat it and carefully lift the cap a bit at a time. I'll try that this coming weekend. Also, I need to get an engine as my old one won't run anymore and it is so old that I do not want to spend any more money on it. I'm thinking about the Tohatsu 8 hp, 20" Shaft, Tiller, Rope/Electric start. Any comments on this? Luis A. Guzmán II S/V Coincidence 1983 Rhodes 22 Bradenton, FLSee the original archive post