[Rhodes22-list] Water in the cabin

[Graham Stewart]

I will be interested in following this discussion as I have a similar
problem made all the more frustrating by the fact that the leaks are
intermittent. It all comes from rain - but not always. Perhaps the leaks
only occur with heavy downpours. 

I tired flooding the boat with a hose to locate the leak but, of course, it
refused to give up its secrets. I know that occasionally I get water
dripping out from between the cabin and liner below the companionway. I
thought that water might be getting in around the compass and knotlog but,
again, I could not duplicate the leak using the hose. 

Finally, I get water in the lazarette but can't find the source using the
hose. The only solution that I can think of is to have my wife stay in the
closed lazarette until we have a particularly heavy rainfall. She is not
being entirely cooperative in that regard in spite of the fact that she fits
perfectly. I am too tall and my knees to rickety for this task.

Suggestion for how to trace the leaks or persuade my wife to stay in the
lazarette would be welcome.

Graham Stewart
Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
Kingston Ontario



-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
Alexis Seigneurin
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 9:44 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Water in the cabin

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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