[Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!

[John Lock]

Once you enlarged the hole, what fitting did you use to replace the  
1/2" one?  Was there still enough material on the sides to fasten with  
screws or do you have to glue it in place?

Cheers!
John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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On May 27, 2010, at 20:01, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:

> Saroj,
>
> I installed larger fixtures and without any particular problem.  The  
> holes are easily enlarged with the small sanding wheel on a Dremel  
> tool.  You need to be careful because at the high speed it can  
> easily get carried away and enlarge the hole too much, so be sure to  
> brace your hand well.
>
> Art
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Saroj <saroj at pathfind.net>
>> Sent: May 27, 2010 2:52 PM
>> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!
>>
>> Re scuppers in the Rhodes... I hope Stan isn't monitoring, but its my
>> feeling that those going through the transom from the benches are too
>> small... Mine get clogged frequently... in fact I carry a plastic  
>> plumbing
>> wirey thing on board to clean them out with.  Has anyone besides me  
>> ever
>> thought to enlarge them?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of John
>> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:11 AM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!
>>
>> Try looking at scuppers thru the transom (these are the cockpit  
>> drainage
>> holes).  My became cracked, and, while above the waterline, took in  
>> a lot of
>>
>> water.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "foredeckguy" <gary_lockhart33 at yahoo.com>
>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:42 PM
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!
>>
>>
>>>
>>> The inflow was about 3 to 4 gallons an hour. I launched on Saturday
>>> morning
>>> and returned Sunday to put on running rigging but there was 3   
>>> inches of
>>> water above the floor in the cabin. After an hour of pumping, I  
>>> could tell
>>> it wasn't a big hole but not good. Returned home to get trailer  
>>> and after
>>> 2
>>> hours another 5 buckets of water had come in. Pulling the boat was  
>>> going
>>> to
>>> happen. On the hard, draining from the centerboard trunk has  
>>> continued
>>> from
>>> Sunday afternoon to this evening (Wed.). Water appears to be  
>>> seeping thru
>>> the trunk at about the level of the ballast or slightly lower. I  
>>> can see
>>> some slight inward bowing of the trunk wall in only a couple of  
>>> spots.
>>> There
>>> is still a lot of clearance from the trunk wall to the  
>>> centerboard. Has
>>> anyone repaired a condition like this? I have looked at the  
>>> excellent
>>> write-up Lou put out and hope it doesn't need to go to that level.  
>>> Or do I
>>> just have to start cutting away the trunk inner liner to know  
>>> whats going
>>> to
>>> be required? I have pictures I will try to attach that show water  
>>> seeping
>>> thru the wall in almost 60% of circumference of the trunk, at  
>>> about the
>>> level of the ballast. How could the fiberglass suddenly become  
>>> porous?
>>>
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