[Rhodes22-list] Jerry's leak

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I had leaks last year - a few cups in the bilge after a rainstorm.  This
year I pulled and replaced the centerboard seal, rebedded the
stanchions, and sealed some holes that were used for the old A
frame mast raising system. This year we were dry as a bone.  Not
a big deal but it is a nice feeling to know that the boat is dry.

Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "cjlowe" <cjlowe at bright.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Jerry's leak


> I'm not tring to make this hard,I'm just pretty green about boats,Com-Pac
16
> last year,R-22 this year.Sea Snark -11 for the 20 years before that,not
much
> goes wrong with a Styrofoam hull.
> The R22 is slipped all season.Water in the bilge didn't seam to increase
> with increased rain.We had alot of hard rain this year,even after3-4
inches
> in a week,only 1-2 cups in the bilge.I'm slipped in a fresh water lake,so
> the salt test won't work.Tuesday is the first day I looked in the bilge
> since haulout.drained 1.5 cups out then. Looked in there this morning
before
> work,looked like maybe 2 tablespoons,stuck a hotel bath towel down the
> pipe,it wicked the whole towel wet by this evening.No rain today.I will
> cover it for the winter,but I want to take out the centerboard first.Any
> thought on the antifreeze idea?Harmful to fiberglass or ballast?
>
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