[Rhodes22-list] One month & two days

[Leland]

Joe,

Are you keeping your boat in a slip and will you be close enough to check
the bilge every time it rains?

I've read that it's a good idea to have an electric bilge pump on any boat
kept in the water just in case it starts sinking.

If it's a hard blowing rain I almost always get water in my lazarette,
likely coming in through the slot for the belt for the motor lift.

If my boat is clean my side ports leak and I get water in my bilge.  If my
boat isn't clean the dirt seals the ports and I rarely get water in the
bilge.  Elton told me about this phenomenon and now I'm convinced.  I
haven't had water in my bilge in months and we've had some heavy rains. 
Some of the water may have evaporated elsewhere in the boat (cushions) but
the bilge has remained dry.

Because of evaporation my guess is that your bilge will never overflow.  Our
boats aren't very airtight (a good thing) so I doubt that you will suffer
from mildew problems.

Lots of rain on a leaky Rhodes could certainly cause problems and an
electric pump would give you peace of mind, but I'd start out pumpless to
see if you really need one.

Good luck!

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD



Joe Camp wrote:
> 
> Hey Guys and Gals:
>      I am one month from retirement after thirty-seven years in police
> work; I suppose that is significant in some ways. More importantly,I am
> one month, one day and fifteen hours (approximately) from taking delivery
> of my recycled 1987 Rhodes 22.  To hell with retirement, because I want to
> get out on the water. Let me ask a question (as usual).
>      The bilge: damp, drippy, even wet sometimes.  I've read lots of
> commentary here about the bilge pump.  Is there a bilge pump that comes
> with the Rhodes package, or do I need to pick up something?  I'd go with a
> simple manual deal, were there no reason to go electric. I am not adverse
> to manual labor (at least at times when my lovely wife hasn't thought it
> up for me).  So, please give me the low-down on this vexing topic, which
> will either send me to K Mart or keep me home watching the Phillies.
> No poem this time,
> Joe 
> 
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