[Rhodes22-list] leaks

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Ron,
No picture came thru.  Posting pictures is becoming tenuous.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ronald Lipton <rlipton at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Apr 16, 2007 5:05 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] leaks
>
>I had a cover made which fits onto the boom room snaps.  The cockpit is 
>kept
>clean and dry.  The canvas house did a great job.  I am enclosing a 
>picture that
>I posted before.
>
>I don't understand why cockpit covers only seem to be used on 
>powerboats.
>
>Ron
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>On Apr 15, 2007, at 4:45 PM, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>
>> Dave,
>> This is not a BR plug, but I sure recommend some sort of durable cover 
>> as a tent over the cockpit.  That's what I have done with my BR - side 
>> curtains of Sunbrella to act as a cover.  It has worked very 
>> effectively.  I don't deal with ice on the cockpit floor, and 
>> potential delamination, but would sure would use some variation to 
>> protect what is for most a substantial investment.  I like the cleaner 
>> resultant cockpit as well.  Just a thought.
>> Art
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
>>> Sent: Apr 15, 2007 5:09 PM
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] leaks
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> Thank you very much for your post and advice.  I think it's going to  
>>> be very
>>> helpful.
>>>
>>> I don't see signs of delamination, but I will look closely.
>>>
>>> I'm very suspicious of the floor at this point, but I'm being  
>>> cautious.
>>> There was a time I would bet the problem was the lazz hatch, and  
>>> even earlier I
>>> suspected the slot for the motor lift web.  I think I  have to really 
>>> focus on
>>> evidence.
>>>
>>> We've had inches of rain over the past 24 hrs, and we're expecting  
>>> more.
>>> I've really covered and sealed off the table flange so that it's  
>>> unlikely to
>>> leak, the rest of the boat is as exposed as it always is.  If  the 
>>> lazz is dry
>>> after all this rain, I'll raise my suspicion that it's the  table 
>>> mount.  If
>>> there's water in the lazz, I'm back to square 1.
>>>
>>> Thank you again, I appreciate the info.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
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