[Rhodes22-list] One month & two days (LEE)

[Hank]

<Where are the side ports? (yes, Joe's a friggin' dummy.)

The windows on the side of the boat.  Usually non-opening.

Hank

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Lee:
>      The boat will be in the water year 'round.  I am about two hours away,
> so not able to check after every rain. The boat, then, does NOT come with a
> bilge pump, I assume.  I will have to give the electric a consideration.  If
> it sinks, however, I will be in the mood to have words with GB. And if it
> doesn't sink, I will not have those words, but it will be a mess.  I don't
> have the electric motor lift, so no open space to the lazarette.  Where are
> the side ports? (yes, Joe's a friggin' dummy.)  Thanks fro the advice. It's
> a big help.
> Joe
>
> --- On Thu, 6/24/10, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>
> From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] One month & two days
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 3:51 PM
>
>
> 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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