[Rhodes22-list] Seat Drain Holes

[Peter Thorn]

Ed, Robert-

WARNING:  I actually don't have my Rhodes yet, but have been following the
conversation and wish to offer an humble suggestion:

It's true - water will travel a long way clinging to the underside of
horizontal structures (floor joists, R22 bench seats, etc.)  However, if you
can capture it, you can pipe it!

Pick up a little West System epoxy, some small plastic funnels and tubing
that fits the funnels.

1)  after checking thrice, carefully drill the scupper holes - big enough to
drain well
2)  epoxy the small plastic funnels tightly to the underside of the seat
bench - check with West System as to the details.
3)  connect tubing to the nipples of the funnels - use hose clamps, West,
whatever
4)  run the tubing to direct the water wherever you want it to go!

Please take this with a large grain of salt - I could be missing something
big.

Pete Thorn


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kroposki" <kroposki at innova.net>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:03 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Seat Drain Holes


> Bob,
> Do not do it.  My boat came with some holes drilled back away
> from the bulkhead.  It took me a year to figure out how water was
> getting into the bilge.  It would siphon along the bottom edge of the
> seat until it dripped down on the bulkhead, some going down inside and
> some going to the bilge.  I have glued tubes to each hole to drain the
> water to the cockpit floor, but it doesn't look pretty.  And it was a
> challenge to glue plastic tubing to the hole without creating an edge in
> the hole to keep water flowing down.
>            Ed K
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Robert Dilk
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:12 AM
> To: R22RumRunner at aol.com; rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] First Rain Storm
>
> Even moving the drain holes back 6" would let out most of the water.
> I like to keep it simple.
> Mine is a 1976 model. Do the newer boats have a better system?
>
> Bob
> S/V Knot Necessary
>
> >>> R22RumRunner at aol.com 08/04/03 10:45AM >>>
> Steve's correct. Putting holes in the forward seat locations will allow
> water
> to enter the cabin through the passageways under the seats. A close
> inspection will show you what we mean. If you do want to install drains,
> it would
> require the installation of a hose that would take the water down to the
> cockpit
> floor. I haven't found a flush mount that would do the job properly.
> As for the centerboard drain hole, pulling the line up slightly and
> locking
> the ball into the cleats will open it up some. If the drain is clogged,
> simply
> pulling the line up and down a few times should clear it.
>
> Rummy
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