[Rhodes22-list] Barney's water

[bchilds1]

That's a good idea.  I know the exact area you are talking about.  I stuffed
some foam pads in this opening to prevent an bugs from coming into the
cabin.  Drain hole in the outboard area with drain tubes would do the trick.
Another spring project.


----- Original Message -----
From: Kroposki <kroposki at innova.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 7:13 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Barney's water


> Steve,
> That drain by the centerboard line does not always drain good.
> Mine has a lip of about 1/4" that prevents all water from draining.  The
> previous owner of my boat drilled holes in the seat gutter on each side
> to solve this problem.  He only created a greater problem.  For a while
> I had water getting into the cabin near the centerboard drain.  An
> inspection showed that the centerboard tubing was in good shape and not
> the cause of the problem.  One day a quick and heavy rain shower put me
> in the cabin during the rain.  An inspection under the starboard edge
> during the rain showed water siphoning along the edge from under the
> seat then dripping down.  I put tubes in the holes to drain the water
> into the cockpit and problem has stopped.  My boat inherently tilts a
> couple of degrees forward.  Since mine is an '84, maybe he has the same
> problem.  I do not believe it affects the sailing.
> Ed K
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