[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Rummy Style

[Rob Lowe]

Hank,
I had water coming in through the seam during rains.  I just ran a bead of
caulk below the rub rail where I could see that there was a gap.  I think
the preferred fix is to remove the rub rail and then apply caulk, but the
quick fixed I used has held for three years now.  Might at least try that
until you have time for a more permanent fix. - rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:29 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Rummy Style


> Hello Rhodies,
>
> We took our yet-to-be-named Rhodes out yesterday and finished up the day
> with some Rummy style sailing.  With both the main and jib completely out
> and sailing on a beam reach, the winds picked up and we occasionally
buried
> the rails.  Under full control the whole time and, wow, was that a lot
> of fun!  Charlie, my 8 year old, was just eating it up.  He can't wait to
go
> out again. Even, Andrea, my 7 year old who doesn't normally enjoy sailing
> that much, had a great time.  She likes sitting on the low side and
watching
> the water go by real fast.
>
> We did discover one issue that maybe some of you can help with.  Our boat
is
> an '82, not recycled, and a few times when we buried the rail, water came
> into the cabin through the joint between the hull and the deck.  If I
> remember right, When Mike Weisner helped us pick up the boat last fall,
> he remarked that the rhodes was notorious for this and not much could be
> done.
>
> I'd appreciate any suggestions on possible remedies.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hank
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