[Rhodes22-list] boat full of water, please help

[brad haslett]

Forgive me for taking issue with the experts on the
list, but this is my experience.  Long term water
infiltration on a boat is a bad thing, BUT,  an
overnight soaking is not unsurvivable.  You didn't
take on that much water from leaks from the ports,
etc.  What you have is a cockpit water collection
problem.  Look at the aft cockpit scuppers, especially
the hoses that run from the scuppers (drains) to the
stern drains.  If there is a leak in the hose that
connects the two, it will drain directly into the
bilge (well maybe not directly but it finds a way).
The R-22 has a huge cockpit given the overall size of
the boat, and is a very large area for collection of
rain.  MJM is correct to some degree, if this has been
a long term problem, scrap the boat.  If this is a one
time event, or an infrequent event, no foul - no harm!
Drips add up, and time claims all souls.  It doesn't
sound like you're a client for a new boat from Stan,
but that doesn't mean your labor of love is hopeless. 
Your mileage may vary.  Plastic doesn't rust and
classic boats never go out of style.  Wood will rot
but they still grow the stuff! Sailing is like
running, dare I say sex, do it at your own pace.

Brad

--- michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:

> Subjection: Donate what you have for a tax writeoff
> and get a boat that 
> can be sailed today, you are going to quickly hate
> sailing the way you 
> are going. Working on a boat is more than being
> handly. It safe for me 
> to say, your port are leaking, the chain plate are
> leaking.  the boat is 
> not sitting on it line so water is not run off of it
> right. The  boat 
> has changed shape from  everything taken out and
> pruessure points(and 
> you do not know the right lines). the bedding is
> shot for all the 
> hardware. hoose are cracked and so on. You picked
> the wrong "first 
> boat". -mjm
> 
> 
> sugargroveumc at bright.net wrote:
> 
> >Hello All,
> >I need help. As some of you know I am restoring a
> 1976 Rhodes 22. I have only been at it for a few
> weeks. When I began I knew nothing about boat
> construction and I still know very little. 
> >Before we owned the boat it had been sitting on the
> trailer in the boat yard for three years untouched.
> >At this point all of the decorative teak and some
> of the structural teak has been removed, the lining
> has been removed from the walls, the hull is gutted,
> and I cut out all four of the rotted stringers as
> well as the one rotting bulkhead. Everything else
> has been removed as well. There is nothing in the
> cabin but the foam and the front bulkhead.
> >I say all this because it rained at our house last
> night and I wanted to experiment a little bit. I put
> the hatch up and closed the pop top making it as
> tight as I could. However, I did not put the tarp
> over it. I wanted to see if water would get in.
> >It did
> >I awoke this morning to find a good three inches of
> water in the lowest portion of the boat around the
> keel and center board housing.
> >There is no weather stripping, and the windows may
> need to be re sealed but they did not show signs of
> moisture. The port side drain in the gunnels was
> clogged so I assume that water backup and went in
> through the opening where the centerboard drop line
> runs. There is a hose there with fittings but it may
> be leaky. 
> >I feel that I can not progress in the restoration
> process until I find out where the water is coming
> form.
> >Does any one have any other suggestions?
> >Alan 
> >
> >
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