[Rhodes22-list] Fwd: water in the bilge

[Rick]

Cary,

If there are mussels in your water, don't leave the board down too long--or
up.

Rick

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:

> FYI ...... Follow up. Water in the bilge.
> The information I received from  a Catboat owner at the local marina seems
> to have relieved the problem.
> By lowering the centerboard it seems to have stopped the water entry, at
> least while parked at the slip. Released the centerboard Saturday and as of
> Wednesday the bilge was very dry.
>
> Cary
> Radford,VA
> Whisper
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 8:59 PM, PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My boat came with a shore power plug in the cabin wall just above the
> > head.  Nothing electrical hooked up, just there for future stuff I
> > guess.  Previous owner thought some of the hoses leaked.  Turned out
> > that in a heavy rain or trailering in the rain, a lot of water found
> > its way in through that plug.  It was snug to the outside wall but the
> > cover did not seal well.  I wrapped electrical tape around the
> > outside, stopping the lid from opening, but also the rain.  No trouble
> > in two years since.
> > -PBR
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