[Rhodes22-list] bilge pump

[Roger Pihlaja]

Rummy,

I have the same problem with leaves & other debris clogging the seat drains
on Dynamic Equilibrium.  If those seat drains aren't kept clear, I get
rainwater into the lazarette compartment.

I also have an automatic pump down in the bilge.  I don't know where the
water comes from or how it gets in.  But, when we sail in rough conditions,
there is frequently 1 - 3" of water down in the bilge.  A small centrifugal
bilge pump & a float switch handles it nicely.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

----- Original Message -----
From: "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] bilge pump


> Rummy,
>    Sorry to disagree, but I got about 50 gallons of rainwater in my
> lazarette, and subsequently into the bilge (since water in the lazarette
> eventually winds up in the bilge in my boat) as it sat on the trailer
beside
> my house last winter.  The culprit was the seat drain hoses alright,
except
> that they were clogged!  All of the water that they should have drained
away
> from the seat area went right into the lazarette through the lid opening.
I
> have learned that I always have to be careful when washing the cockpit
> seating area and spraying water around that I don't overdo it.  On my 1976
> boat, the drain hoses are smaller in diameter than the newer boats I have
> seen and don't drain very fast, anyway.  (A likely retrofit target for
me.)
>    In any case, it is essential to keep leaves and junk out of these
little
> hoses to ensure that water in the seat area does not wind up down below.
>
> Fair Winds,
>
> Bob Hendrickson
> S/V Getaway
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <R22RumRunner@aol.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] bilge pump
>
>
> > Brad,
> > Water in the lazzerette can only come from one place and that is the
> cockpit
> > seat drain hoses. I have never heard of anyone getting water into the
> > lazzerette from the lazz cover. Replace the hoses and unless you are
> sailing
> > in extreme conditions, a bilge pump in the lazz isn't necessary.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
>
>
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