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2024-01-28; 12:38:43 EST
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2012-04-30
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I've looked through the documentation on our boat and can't find the information you are interested in. I believe there has been a previous discussion of this topic on the list. Perhaps you can find what you are looking for there.
Owners who have a trailer can see that the boat is supported on the bunks, not on the keel.
Don Simons, Old Forge, NY
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 09:38:13 AM EST, Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com> wrote:
Is there any documentation that I can bring to the boatyard....I suspect they won't believe it
--Reuben
Reuben Mezrich
cell: 410-499-8922
Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
See the original archive post
On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 6:58 AM Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote: > On a normal boat, yes, but not on a Rhodes 22. The keel is not strong > enough to support the weight of the boat. This comes straight from Stan. > > On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 6:13 AM Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Don > > I was taught just the opposite...and > > From Practical Sailor > > "Most of the weight should be on wooden blocks, with the stands serving > > only for balance. Additionally, substantial weight on the keel prevents > > shifting of the keel in a beam wind. According to ABYC, there should be > at > > least two blocking points; a single blocking point can allow the boat to > > rock fore and aft.Feb 25, 2019" > > > > Reuben Mezrich > > cell: 410-499-8922 > > Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 6:11 PM Donald Simons via Rhodes22-list < > > rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote: > > > > > Reuben, Although there are blocks under the keel, I understand that > the > > > weight of the boat needs to be on the jack stands. > > > Don SimonsOld Forge, NY > > > On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 01:35:24 PM EST, Reuben Mezrich < > > > reuben.mezrich at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > So my boat finally got hauled (Holidays got in the way) and I'm now > able > > > to > > > see the keel. As seen in the image about 2 inches of the aft portion > hang > > > down below the fixed portion of the keel....is this normal > > > [image: image.png] > > > Reuben Mezrich > > > cell: 410-499-8922 > > > Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 6:49 PM Reuben Mezrich < > reuben.mezrich at gmail.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Mike > > > > Great point but.... > > > > The same argument would be obtained with tasting the water. I'm not > > sure, > > > > given your argument, how you could ever determine the source of the > > water > > > > in the bilge > > > > I"ve had the boat 3 years now and never had even a drop of water in > the > > > > bilge. > > > > We had torrential rains this weekend and no new water collected in > the > > > > bilge. > > > > Its a puzzle > > > > --Reuben > > > > > > > > Reuben Mezrich > > > > cell: 410-499-8922 > > > > Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 4:34 PM Michael D. Weisner < > > mweisner at ebsmed.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi Reuben, > > > >> > > > >> Testing the bilge for the presence of salt using a salinity meter > > > sounded > > > >> great until I thought about it a bit more. > > > >> > > > >> If salt water had ever been in the bilge, there would be salt left > > after > > > >> evaporation of the water. When a new source of water filled the > bilge, > > > the > > > >> dried salt would contaminate the water, making it appear to have > come > > > from > > > >> a leak below the waterline. This could explain why the salinity was > > > greater > > > >> than that of the body of water within which the boat floats. The > > > salinity > > > >> test may not have ruled out rain water intrusion. > > > >> > > > >> Mike > > > >> s/v Wind Lass ('91) > > > >> Nissequogue River, NY > > > >> > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf > Of > > > >> Reuben Mezrich > > > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 11:48 AM > > > >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> > > > >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water in the Cabin > > > >> > > > >> Ric > > > >> I’m liking your sabotage theory more and more (I did win some races > > last > > > >> week). I measured the salinity and its seawater and besides we had > > > >> torrential rain this weekend and no additional water came in. > > > >> It’s time to remove that step and look at the center board trunk > more > > > >> carefully Reuben Mezrich > > > >> Cell:410-499-8922 > > > >> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay in Boston > > > >> > > > >> > On Dec 20, 2023, at 11:29 AM, Ric Stott < > ric at stottarchitecture.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > FRUSTRATING, RIGHT? > > > >> > I’m thinking rain water or sabotage. > > > >> > I’m having trouble with the idea that the cap could leak that > much > > - > > > >> and then not leak at all. > > > >> > Attached are photos of what happens when too much pressure is put > on > > > >> the centerboard cap. > > > >> > When i inherited my ’84 rhodes, it had a crack in the cap right > > above > > > >> the pivot pin. > > > >> > Obviously from the CB hitting the cap from the underside. > > > >> > It leaked a little - about a quart or two per day. > > > >> > I simply fiberglassed the crack and the leak stopped In the fall > of > > > >> > 2019, I retrieved the boat onto the trailer and it was initially > too > > > >> far back so I relaunched to move it forward. > > > >> > I did not realize that a helper had released the CB pendant line > so > > it > > > >> was free to drop as the boat came off the trailer. > > > >> > Always check to be sure you CB is locked in the up position > before > > > >> launch -especially with the old style blade CB like mine. > > > >> > As the boat slid into into the water, I heard an odd crunching > sound > > > as > > > >> the boat first lifted then dropped again. > > > >> > I did get the boat forward on the trailer and pulled it out > before I > > > >> realized what happened. > > > >> > Once on the pavement, I noticed a huge amount of water drain from > > the > > > >> CB - scratching my head, I looked inside and nearly had a heart > > attack. > > > >> > > > > >> > The photos explains what happed. > > > >> > It took me all winter to fix it. > > > >> > The CB and rudder are the two most vulnerable parts on a Rhodes > 22. > > > >> > Understand and Respect the way they work and always be careful > when > > > >> launching and when backing up in shallow water. > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP > > > >> > ric at stottarchitecture.com > > > >> > O -631-283-1777 > > > >> > C- 516-965-3164 > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> >> On Dec 20, 2023, at 10:37 AM, Peter Nyberg < > peter at sunnybeeches.com > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Reuben, > > > >> >> > > > >> >> That doesn't sound like a crazy idea to me... > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Peter Nyberg > > > >> >> Coventry, CT > > > >> >> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016) > > > >> >> > > > >> >>>> On 2023-12-20, at 08:56:56 EST, Reuben Mezrich wrote: > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> In casting about for possible causes of the rather large (~2ft, > to > > > >> >>> the top of the settee) flood into my boat I started wondering > > about > > > >> >>> the swing keel...in particular, what happens when the boat lies > on > > > >> >>> the ground? The day of my flood had a particularly low tide, in > > part > > > >> >>> because of winds pushing water out of the bay. I suspect my boat > > > >> >>> spent some time lying on the mud at the bottom of my slip and > I'm > > > >> >>> wondering if that might have pushed the swing keel up into the > top > > > >> >>> of the centerboard trunk, possibly flexing it and causing a > leak. > > > >> >>> Given the 50 or so screws that hold the top down that is > unlikely > > > >> >>> but..... The boat is floating now and I can't find a leak (thru > > > >> >>> hulls are OK and I don't see water on top of the centerboard > > trunk). > > > >> ...so I"m grasping at straws. > > > >> >>> --Reuben > > > >> >>> Reuben Mezrich > > > >> >>> cell: 410-499-8922 > > > >> >>> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was > > > >> > scrubbed... > > > >> > Name: IMG_2667.jpeg > > > >> > Type: image/jpeg > > > >> > Size: 106876 bytes > > > >> > Desc: not available > > > >> > URL: > > > >> > < > > > http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20231220/6230 > > > >> > dca0/attachment.jpeg> > > > >> > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was > > > >> > scrubbed... > > > >> > Name: IMG_2665.jpeg > > > >> > Type: image/jpeg > > > >> > Size: 144731 bytes > > > >> > Desc: not available > > > >> > URL: < > > > >> > > > > > > http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20231220/6230dca0/attachment-0001.jpeg > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > > Name: image.png > > > Type: image/png > > > Size: 305494 bytes > > > Desc: not available > > > URL: < > > > > > > http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20240127/dcacb660/attachment.png > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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