[Rhodes22-list] Water in the cockpit when motoring

Wed Jun 10 07:40:46 EDT 2015

You would also want to remove a drain plug if the winds are so strong 
or gusty there is a chance you will take large amounts of water over 
the bow (see David Dawson's account of high winds on the Little 
Choptank (http://www.rhodes22.org/blew_skies/dawson.html  - about 
halfway through the story) or if you sail in an area and at times 
when powerboat wakes are an issue. You want the cockpit to drain 
quickly at times like these. Our boats are usually such dry boats, 
it's always a surprise when you get boarded by a wave but it can 
happen in a number of situations.

It's not an issue for us with only two of us on the boat. If it was a 
problem I'd probably try Rick's suggestion of the door stop glued to 
the hull forward of the drain.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
recycled 1998
Rock Hall, MD

At 12:51 AM 6/10/2015, you wrote:
>I don't have the problem but did in an earlier boat (Grey Mist - Montgomery
>17) and used a wooden plug that I got from a marine supply house.  Worked
>like a charm. That said, Rick is right in that remembering to remove it
>when finished is the trick.
>
>
>Cheers,
>Shawn
>s/v Sweet Baboo (Recycled 86)
>
>
>On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 8:58 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
>rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> > I would only use the one way check value when underway, remove otherwise.
> >
> > Chuy
> >
> > ---- The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > > Thanks Chuy.  The only problem with ine way valves is that they clog
> > easily.  I tried it once and my boat very nearly sank as the cockpit filled
> > with water from multiple thunderstorms in a one week timespan!  I got the
> > dreaded marina phone call "yea your boat is sinking!"
> > >
> > > Bob (palatka)
> > >
> > > > On Jun 8, 2015, at 2:37 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> > rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My idea would be to use a one way value so water can escape the
> > cockpit but not enter.  Easy to make but they can be purchased on line.
> > > >
> > > > Chuy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---- The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > > >> Mary Lou,
> > > >>
> > > >> Oh no, not another glue question!  Now Stan is paying attention.
> > > >>
> > > >> Marine Goop is fine for this.  Or for the really committed, 3M5200.
> > > >>
> > > >> Rick
> > > >>
> > > >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 1:42 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> > > >> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> That's a really clever idea, Rick. What kind of glue did you use?
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thanks,
> > > >>> Mary Lou
> > > >>> 1991 R22 Fretless
> > > >>> Rock Hall, MD
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> At 01:30 PM 6/8/2015, you wrote:
> > > >>>> No, the wide part is just in front of the drain to produce a vacuum
> > in the
> > > >>>> drain.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> The problem with a plug is forgetting to take it out, then it
> > rains.  I'm
> > > >>>> sufficiently challenged to remember to close the companionway hatch
> > before
> > > >>>> leaving the boat.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Rick
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 12:35 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> > > >>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Rick,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> So the wide part of the door stopper would be right over the drain
> > > >>> hole?
> > > >>>>> Is
> > > >>>>> that correct?  I guess another solution is the find something to
> > plug
> > > >>> the
> > > >>>>> drain hole in the cockpit.  Anyone else have a solution for this?
> > Is
> > > >>> this
> > > >>>>> going to happen even if not motoring if I bring 4 adults on the
> > boat
> > > >>> along
> > > >>>>> with myself.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Susan
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> > > >>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > >>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The
> > Rhodes 22
> > > >>>>> Email
> > > >>>>> List
> > > >>>>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 10:29 AM
> > > >>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> > > >>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water in the cockpit when motoring
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Susan,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Next time your boat is out of the water, glue a rubber door
> > stopper in
> > > >>>>> front
> > > >>>>> of the drain hole--pointed end forward.  This will create a vacuum
> > in
> > > >>> the
> > > >>>>> hole and you won't get water up the drain even with the fattest
> > crew.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Rick
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 8:31 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> > > >>>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>> So I had a great day sailing yesterday on the Chesapeake Bay.  The
> > > >>>>>> boat performed beautifully and, with a more experienced friend, we
> > > >>> had
> > > >>>>>> the boat heeled further than I had ever dared!  The wind was
> > perfect
> > > >>>>>> and we sailed for about 1 1/2 hours out on one tack and returned
> > home
> > > >>>>>> on one tack.  That had never happened to me before.  But my
> > question
> > > >>>>>> is about why water comes up through the drain hole in the cockpit
> > > >>> when
> > > >>>>>> motoring at top speed.  It only happens when I motor at top speed.
> > > >>> It
> > > >>>>>> stops and all drains out when I reduce to about half speed.  I got
> > > >>> the
> > > >>>>>> impression that I could put a fair bit of water in the cockpit if
> > I
> > > >>>>>> had continued motoring at that speed.  I wasn't in that much of a
> > > >>>>>> hurry, but I was curious to see how fast the boat would go
> > motoring.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Susan Crane
> > > >>>>>> On the Bohemia River
> > > >>>>>>
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