[Rhodes22-list] Pendant Tube leak revisited

[Wally Buck]

Rummy,

My companionway door seems to let in a little water. The boom tent may help. 
I think the only reason I never noticed before is that the dark cabin 
cushions hid the moisture. During the summer any small amount of water dried 
up. I took out all of my cabin cushions for the winter so I could clean 
them. After 5 inches of rain in 24 hours I noticed water on the step. When I 
hose lightly around the companionway door water does show up on the inside 
of the door and on the step.

My boat seems to float about right and the drains seem to work ok. There is 
a very small amount of standing water on the front corners of the cockpit 
bench after a rain. If I rock the boat back and forth the water will drain 
down the CB Pendant Tube. I will have to take a closer look to see if my 
problem is similar to yours.

Thanks for the advice. I am glad I don't have to get to that tube!

Wally


>From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark@kaynor.org>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pendant Tube leak revisited
>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 10:01:30 -0500
>
>Rummy,
>
>Interesting that this should come up just now. I leveled Raven's trailer
>last weekend so I could raise the mast and get some rough adjustments done
>on the shrouds and stays before getting her wet next month. The 
>side-to-side
>levelling was pretty easy - I just used a 4' level across the cockpit 
>seats.
>I then leveled the cockpit floor fore/aft. I figured that was good enough
>for what I was doing, and left it at that. The cockpit seats are still down
>toward the bow, however, and collect water rather than draining it out the
>drains.
>
>I'd be interested to hear how those who have installed drains forward in 
>the
>cockpit seats did so.
>
>Mark Kaynor
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Tonjes" <johntonjes@earthlink.net>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 9:49 AM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pendant Tube leak revisited
>
>
> > Wally,
> > I have the same problem with small amounts of water showing up on the
>cabin
> > step. I think the problem comes from the drain not being able to handle
>the
> > amount of water that comes it's way. I don't know about your boat, but 
>Rum
> > Runner is bow heavy and all the water from then seats goes forward. I 
>have
> > heard of others on the list installing drains on the seats at the most
> > forward and outward position. This is something I have contemplated 
>doing,
> > but haven't thus far. I guess the amount of work involved in installing
>the
> > additional drainage outweighs the inconvenience of the water at this 
>time.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Wally Buck <tnrhodey@hotmail.com>
> > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > Date: 3/17/2003 8:36:17 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pendant Tube leak revisited
> > >
> > > A while back I got some good advice on repairing a slow leak that I
> > thought
> > > was coming from my Pendant Tube. After closer inspection it turns out
>the
> > my
> > > tube is fine. I can see why others have had to cut a hole for this
> > repair,
> > > what a bitch to get at!
> > >
> > > A few bucket tests revealed that the tube wasn't the cause of the 
>leak.
> > > Driving rain can leak around and under my companionway door and then
>drip
> > > onto the cabin step. It doesn't leak much and it really takes a bunch 
>of
> > > heavy rain to make this happen. I have placed a boom tent (brown poly
> > tarp)
> > > over the cabin and hatch and I am guessing this will help.
> > >
> > > Anyone else have rain water come in through the companionway door? Is
> > there
> > > anything I can put on the door itself to help seal better?
> > >
> > > Wally
> > >
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