[Rhodes22-list] Lazarette Leak Located

[Rory Orkin]

My congratulations. I have never been able to find mine :-)


jlock wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> After last week's rains I examined the interior of my boat and found 
> good/bad news.  The good news was - no more water in the bilge!  The 
> bad news was - half an inch of rain water in the lazarette.
> 
> Fortunately, it was easy to trace the source of the leak because it 
> was still leaking!  It was coming from the cockpit drain 
> fitting.  Apparently the flange of the cockpit drain wasn't sealing 
> so good and allowed water to get under and drip down the sides into 
> the lazarette.
> 
> So, I spent some "quality time in the lazarette" removing the drain 
> plumbing and re-seating the cockpit flange with fresh silicone.  Next 
> rains will tell for sure, but I think that should do it.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> John Lock
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ?????? - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> John Lock
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ?????? - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
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