[Rhodes22-list] space between centerboard and inide of keel

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

All ballast is enclosed in fiberglass.  Your boat was built to be water
tight.  If you see water draining when you hoist your boat, that is a bad
sign.


Regards,

Rick

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:38 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> while inspecting my R22 on the trailer this winter I noted that there was
> about a 1/4 inch space between the centerboard trunk and the inside of the
> keel.  I understand Stan would mount the centerboard in the hull and then
> pour cement to fill in for ballast.  Nothing is lose so I assume the cement
> didn't fill this area. What this probably means is that water gets into the
> keel (and probably helps as ballast) and hasn't seemed to hurt anything.
> The boat is always out of the water and dry before winter cold sets in so
> there may be no harm. I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed this
> and if anyone thinks it could be a potential problem. By the way we keep
> this boat on a hoist after every sail since our shore is not calm water, so
> it probably drains after every sail
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