[Rhodes22-list] PITA et al.

[peter klappert]

I think I mentioned this before but maybe not. I got some of those plastic Chore Girl pot scruppers and unrolled them part way, then stuck the resulting tubes in the drains as filters. The part that stays rolled keeps the tube from slipping into/down the drain.

I did it mainly because I thought small objects could roll around the cockpit sole and--oops!--end up down the drain. So far the girls keep my drains running free, as long as I rinse them once in a while.
(I can imagine situations where the girls just keep a lot of leaves & such in the cockpit and make things worse.)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Farrell" <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2012 12:57:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] PITA et al.

I am in a slip in Gulf Shores AL. My boat has experienced extreme weather
with high winds and torrential rains but has never taken on any water. I do
check the cockpit drains for blockage each time I'm at the slip. Even small
leaves and debris can compromise the drains.

On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Bob and Kathy Quinn <
bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Joe:  The cockpit is supposed to be self bailing.  When the boat is dry
> and sitting idle, are the two cockpit drains at the stern - viewed from the
> stern -  above the water?   What engine do you have?  Could it be so heavy
> along with too much "stuff" in the laz that these drains are below the
> water line?   Also, check to be sure that there is nothing clogging these
> drains.
>
>
> Bob on the "NoKaOi 3"
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> To: Rhodes List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 4, 2012 3:06 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] PITA et al.
>
> Hi Everyone:
>
>      I just got a call from my marina on the Bohemia River:  My boat
> apparently took on so much water at her mooring in last night's storm that
> she swamped and sank (not to the bottom, but to the standard R-22 depth).
> They got it pumped out and tied up at the dock.  This is m second big water
> episode in three weeks.  I wonder where this water is finding my cabin.
>  The laz is locked (though it still might take on some water, I know) and
> the pop top is secured.  I wonder if the access under the starboard bench
> leading to the cabin wight be the culprit given the jostling a boat takes
> in a haphazard storm. Water in the cockpit might find this egress before it
> finds the drain.  Last time, all of my galley equipment below the counter
> was wet.  How big is this hole in your boats? Can I decrease the size of my
> hole?  Right now, I feel like an A-hole, not having addressed this problem.
>
>      What will need replacing?  What will need repairing?  I have
> insurance, so I suppose it's like a car crash, except on the water:  The
> marina hauls out the boat and surveys the damage and Insurance makes me an
> offer I can't refuse.  Would I fare any better at a slip than on a mooring?
>  Thanks for the support.  (Am "I" getting to be a PITA to you?)
>
> Joe Camp
> s/v John Dawson
> Bohemia River, Earleville MD
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