[Rhodes22-list] Put your heads together

[Stephen Staum]

i had my tarpless lazerette fill w water & freeze one year w no I'll  
effects, hence the tarp rec.

SS

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On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:10 AM, "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Chris,
> If you store your boat out in open without a tarp, be aware of how  
> it drains.  You have to raise the bow quite a bit to get water to  
> flow to the aft drains.  Then leaves plugging the seat drains  
> becomes an issue.  I've never used antifreeze.  I've had water  
> collect and freeze in the cockpit (tarp leaked and boat not slanted  
> enough) and water freeze in the bilge and it wasn't a problem.  In  
> both cases the water had room to expand when it froze.  Now I don't  
> recommend that approach, but water freezing on a boat does not  
> necessarily mean disaster. - rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list- 
> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Chris Cowie
> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:27 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Put your heads together
>
> Elle:
>
> I went down to my boat on Friday and put extra spring lines on due  
> to the wind and high tide.  The wind and rain was pretty constant  
> for several days due to Ida.  Sunday was a beautiful sunny and warm  
> day and I spent most of it taking everything off my boat to prepare  
> for winter.  My bilge has been bone dry all season however on Sunday  
> I found a couple of buckets full of water in the bilge.  My Port  
> side cushion was also pretty soaked.  I have had a slight drip at  
> the rail thru deck fitting throughout the season and used some  
> silicone sealant on the rail and shrouds were they penetrate the  
> deck.  I think the water in my boat is from the rain and while it is  
> dripping at the rail thru deck fitting I think it migrates from  
> another thru deck fitting to this location.  I plan to have the boat  
> hauled in a couple of weeks but will still need to keep an eye on  
> rain water so it doesn't freeze and cause damage in the bilge and or  
> lazaret.  Do owners put antifreeze in the bilge and laz!
> aret during the winter?  I don't plan to tarp my boat.  Is the  
> compartment directly around the centerboard trunk the only bilge  
> area or are there others?  There appears to be a small space below  
> the holding and water tank but that appears to be about it.
>
> Christopher P. Cowie
>
>
> 4400 MacArthur Blvd, NW
> Suite 300
> Washington, DC  20007
> 202.342.2711
> 202.342.2691 fax
> 202.270.1470 mobile
>
> [ccowie at cowieassociates.com]
> cowieassociates.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list- 
> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of elle
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:28 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Put your heads together
>
> Hi, guys,
> Here's a boat item...!
> After the rain I found mega water in my boat....in the bilge & in  
> the port side compartment at floor level. Deductive reasoning (ha)  
> led me to think that there was a problem with the hole for the  
> pennant. I found what appears to be a crack in the hole that the  
> centerboard pennant leads through. Looking inside, I saw that a  
> wooden support for under the companionway opening was wet....and so  
> was the floor & the bilge was full.
> Here afe pix...what is the consensus...and will cleaning out the  
> crack, opening it slightly  & caulking it w/ LifeCaulk or one of its  
> cousins solve it or am I in for a lesson in fiberglass??
> Here are photos; the last few are remnants of the storm...