[Rhodes22-list] Laz leakage another reply to Rory

[Rory Orkin]

Yes that s true but I was not considering it standing but perhaps sealing
(more like blocking most) of that gap for periodic excess flow during heavy
rain.. Perhaps unworkable.. Water does always find a way in. 
Especially if wind blown..

David Bradley wrote:
> 
> Rory, my boat also sits slightly bow down and water collects in the seat
> channels at the front of the cockpit.  I had only a spongefull of water in
> the laz after a winter of pretty severe rain.
> 
> It would have to be some prettty slick weather stripping work to really
> make
> it waterproof if standing water were running over the lip, eh?
> 
> Dave B.
> 
> 
> On 5/29/07, Rory Orkin <roryorkin at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Not presumptuous at all but yes I did exactly that. There is only about a
>> 1
>> inch lip in the lazarette. The hatch does overlap that but there is at
>> least
>> a 1/2" gap there which of course will allow water in if the water build
>> up
>> is greater than the aprox 1 inch molded in lip at the lazarette. This is
>> why
>> I was exploring some kind of weather stripping .. I am hoping that
>> perhaps
>> leveling the boat or perhaps a slight bit of forward angle will stop the
>> flooding around the lazarette cover.. Since this does not seem to be a
>> widespread problem then hopefully that will be the answer. Since Rummy
>> says
>> his is a little bow heavy and leans that way normally then that could be
>> the
>> answer. Of course we have not had rain here for 2-1/2
>> weeks the problem has not been a problem lately :-) Thanks for the reply.
>>                                             Rory
>>
>> Woten wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Rory,
>> >
>> > It may be presumptuous of me to ask this, but have you dried out your
>> lazz
>> > entirely, closed up the lazz, actually pointed a hose on and around
>> just
>> > the
>> > lazz cover and the immediate area, dumped water on it hard, and found
>> > water in
>> > your lazz?
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>> >
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