[Rhodes22-list] Pendant Tube leak revisited

[Wally Buck]

Mary Lou,

Good idea, I will test by flipping over, thanks - wally





>From: "mltroy" <mltroy@netreach.net>
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>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pendant Tube leak revisited
>Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 09:54:48 -0500
>
>Wally, if your hatchboard is made like ours, for a first
>pass at the problem you could reverse the hatchboard so the
>hinge is outside when you put the board in. Also make sure
>your overhead slider is all the way aft.
>
>Mary Lou
>
>
> > Mary Lou,
> >
> > Well my hinges are on the inside (I think) and a little
> > did come in around  the hinge. More came in from the
> > bottom and sides. I will have to take a  look at flipping
> > the hinge, it will help some and is easy.
> > Thanks for the suggestion.
> >
> > Wally
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Mary Lou Troy <mltroy@netreach.net>
> > >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
> > 21:12:32 -0500 >
> > >Wally, I remember a a long while back (probably on the
> > Sailnet Rhodes list)  >a discussion of rain coming in the
> > companionway hatch but I think it had to  >do with the
> > piano hinge on the hatchboards themselves. If I remember
> > >correctly the piano hinge will leak if the boards are
> > used with the hinge  >on the inside but not if you use
> > them with the hinge on the outside. Don't  >know if this
> > applies in your case but thought I would pass it along. >
> > >Mary Lou
> > >
> > >
> > >At 08:24 AM 3/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >>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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