[Rhodes22-list] How does all that water find it's way to the bilge.

[Robert Quinn]

Bill:  We were having trouble with the "NoKaOi" collecting water on the
water, as opposed to being in storage,  with water accumulating in the
bilge.  Resealed all of the ports and re-bedded all of the chainplates and
the plate for the water filling tube, the bilge remains dry.  Every now and
then when we get a real "gulley washer" or I get too ambitious with the
hose, I'll find a bit a water in the bilge but generally a couple of paper
towels or a couple of soak up with a sponge takes care of it.

On the trailer, I do try to get the jack ratcheted up enough to put the boat
on an uphill tilt on the trailer.  I do put a jack stand at the stern end
though to keep the boat from going over backwards.  Note:  I do not have a
TRIAD trailer.

Bob on the "NoKaOi"


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Berner" <bberner@optonline.net>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:00 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] How does all that water find it's way to the bilge.


> It's finally been warm the last few days here in the North East, so I
headed
> off to my boat club to check up on my boat.
>
> I must confess that I never covered it at the end of the season last
year -
> just put it on the trailer, parked it where they told me, took off the
> cushions, and expensive stuff from the cabin, and took down the genoa.
>
> Went back to check things out once before all the snow kicked in.
>
> Yesterday's inspection was pretty good with one GLARING exception.
>
> Upon checking the bilge I found water nearly up to the underside of the
> cabin sole.  Now the boats bow is higher than the stern on the trailer,
and
> when I looked at the carpet in the aft end of the cabin, I found it was
wet.
> Apparently water had even soaked through the sole into the carpet back
> there.
>
> I have a deck plate in the hole for the nicro vent on the bow.
>
> I also found some, but not an alarming amount of water in the lazarette.
>
> There are no signs in the cabin of water having come in from above decks.
>
> The boat is leaning a bit to starboard on the trailer, and the starboard
> seat drain is stopped up.  The port drain is clear.
>
> There was no water in the cockpit.  The cockpit drain is clear.
>
> So how did that volume of water find its way into the bilge?
>
> Any ideas? Theories and experiences welcomed.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Bill Berner
> 191 South Broadway
> Hastings on Hudson, NY  10706
>
> v 914 478 2896
> f 914 478 3856
> e BBerner@optonline.net
>
>
>
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