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
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> > 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 ]
> >>>
> >>
>
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