[Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!

[Hank]

I did enlarge them on the boat I had.  Never clogged again.

Hank

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Saroj <saroj at pathfind.net> wrote:

> 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
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> 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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