[Rhodes22-list] Water in the cabin

[Richard Beytagh]

In the picture you have the tube going into the top of the center-board
casing looks good, but the top disappears out of the pic. On my boat the
top of the tube fits onto a thru-hull fitting in the cockpit coaming (also
houses the Center-board hoist) Any rain falling into the cockpit should
drain our through the centerboard and the aft drains. Question is where
does the top of your tube go to?


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Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180


On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 10:02 AM Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> Hi Alexis,
> We never had serious condensation issues, certainly not enough to cause
> a couple of gallons to accumulate but we (in PA and Maryland) always
> took most everything off of the boat in the winter and tarped it with
> the companionway board partially open.
>
> The times we did have water in the bilge, it would take a week or so of
> mopping up before it all drained forward to where we could mop it up. I
> remember you said your boat is slightly bow down so you could still be
> getting accumulated water coming forward. Keep mopping and be
> persistent. You don't want ice forming in the hidden parts of the boat.
> Ice will crack cockpit drains, the sink drain and other parts as well.
>
> Mary Lou ex R22, now Rosborough RF-246
>
>
>
> On 12/27/2018 12:09 AM, Alexis Seigneurin wrote:
> > 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
> >
> > ________________________________
> > 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
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> > 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> I am attaching a picture of the cabin sole. You can see the wet parts
> on both side of the bilge.
> >>
> >> Any ideas on where this water could be coming from?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Alexis
> >>
> >>
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