[Rhodes22-list] Water in the cabin

[Mary Lou Troy]

Fred and I brainstormed. Boat not level, water over the lip of the 
lazarette opening, split in seat drain hose(s), leak around hinge, leak 
around gas boot, wind-driven rain driving rain under lazarette hatch, 
blockage in cockpit and/or seat drains, leak around mast wiring 
connector bases (collects in the light cover - need to be persistnet to 
fix it), leaks around the fixed or opening ports, leaks around the 
chainplates (these do need to be rebedded occasionally, leaks at the 
rubrail (generally not rain related, mostly underway when heeled), leak 
in the sink drain hose (leak when you use the sink or underway when 
heeled.) We didn't have below the water thruhulls but those are also 
possibilities.

Suggestion. Hire a 10 year-old for the lazarette with a bonus if you 
find the leak.

Happy hunting and happy new year.

Mary Lou
ex R22, now Rosborough RF-246



On 12/27/2018 2:57 PM, Graham Stewart wrote:
> 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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