[Rhodes22-list] Water in the cabin

[Alexis Seigneurin]

Thanks, that gives me a few things to explore. The cockpit drain tubes didn’t look pristine so definitely worth looking at. I didn’t see any dampness in the carpet on the side of the cabin, though, so I think the ports are good so far.

One thing I noticed was water on the “ceiling” of the cabin (there must be a fancy name for that!) but I suspect that was condensation: we had a sunny day that must have heated the deck and cabin top, while the water in the bilge was cold (there was even some ice in there). I’m not excluding leaks from chain plates or other hardware but what I saw was widespread, so hopefully just condensation.

Alexis

Alexis

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 11:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water in the cabin

Whenever we had water in the bilge it was almost always from leaking
ports. The water ran down behind the settee cushions. In some cases the
cushions didn't get wet but we could feel the dampness on the carpet
glued to the hull. The only solution was rebedding the ports which was a
pain in the neck but worth it for the dry bilge. There are however other
sources of water. A crack in the cockpit drain tubes could allow water
in the area around the lazarette which could work its way forward if you
are bow down. There could also be leaks around stanchions and
chainplates. You might try selectively tarping parts of the boat to
narrow down the area that is leaking.

Best of luck,

Mary Lou
ex R22, now Rosborough RF-246

On 12/26/2018 9:43 PM, Alexis Seigneurin wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> Since I bought my Rhodes in November, there’s been water in the bilge. I pumped about 2 gallons of water but it came back. Since the boat is on its trailer, this is rain water.
>
> I read on this list that the centerboard pendant tube is a usual suspect, and it was indeed leaking. I replaced the tube and sealed it properly (clamp+silicone at the bottom, silicone at the top), and I confirmed today that this leak is gone.
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> When I visited the boat today, there was again about 2 gallons of water (that is since my last visit, 2 weeks ago). I found there was water underneath the 2 drawers at the back of the cabin. I removed the settee and its support to inspect a bit more: the foam that sits underneath the cockpit was wet.
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> I am attaching a picture of the cabin sole. You can see the wet parts on both side of the bilge.
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> Any ideas on where this water could be coming from?
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> Thanks,
> Alexis
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