[Rhodes22-list] Lazarett Leakage Mystery

[Rory Orkin]

We tend to have mega winds here and it is possible the rain is being driven
into the lazarette around the hatch cover somehow. Sustained 30mph winds
with rain are not all that uncommon..Is weather stripping an option that can
work ??


daniel snyder wrote:
> 
> Rory, yes I also experience some water in the lazarett.  Nothing more than
> a 
> few spongefuls.  My boat is a 2006 model and you'd think the seal around
> the 
> laz lid would be water tight but I have always felt that this is where the 
> problem stems from.  My boat sits on a mooring and after a soaking rain
> I'll 
> find this bit of water in there.  If I'm washing down the boat and throw a 
> couple of buckets of rinse water onto the pop top lid I'll get a some 
> leakage into the cabin...although very little.  I've never had more than a 
> spongeful or two in the bilge and usually it is bone dry.  Dan
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rory Orkin" <roryorkin at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 12:35 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Lazarett Leakage Mystery
> 
> 
>>
>> I have been plagued with major Laz leakaga and I cant seem to find the
>> problem.
>> The leakage is rain water. I have tried all the usual approaches.. The
>> Laz
>> is isolated from the rest of the boat.
>> I have used a hose to check all the drain ports including the swivel
>> seats
>> and cant find any intrusion  there. The next suspect would be the hatch 
>> lip.
>> Since I found wet rags in a box I had  which was elevated about a foot 
>> from
>> the floor near the rear hatch lip I am looking there.. Since I don't hear 
>> of
>> it being a design issue with others I was discounting it somewhat also.
>> Anyone had a similar problem ?? I also seem to get some persistant water 
>> in
>> the bilge section but not much. I don't see them as related but I guess
>> it
>> is possible.. Has anyone tried to seal the lazarette hatch with some kind 
>> of
>> gasket or weather strip ??
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