[Rhodes22-list] Sad picture. Not mine,

Chris Geankoplis chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com
Tue Jul 31 11:14:52 EDT 2018


Hang in there.  Same thing happened to my old Rhodes and though there was
some work it went on to take me sailing many different place for the next
20 years.  Insurance I hope.

Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 9:21 PM, Jay Weiss <jmarshallweiss11 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey everyone, just noticed this thread.
> Yes, it’s my Rhodes 22 and as of this posting, it’s up and being towed to
> the local marina for inspection and repair.
> The boat has been in excellent condition.
> The people who towed it said that the mast was stuck under the mushroom
> anchor’s chain!?
> It had been raining a lot. I’m wondering if debris occluded the cockpit
> drain and if having the dropped keel in the upright position reduced its
> ability to right itself.
> Although the companionway hatch was closed, I’m also wondering if it
> shifted, thus flooding the cabin.
> As far as I know, there were no holes punched into the hull.
> All this is conjecture so far, other than the mast stuck under water and
> released by raising the mushroom.
> Credit to White Hudson River Marina.
> This morning was low tide, slight wind, no rain, river as smooth as a lake.
> Outside temperature around 80 degrees. Couldn’t ask for better conditions
> to correct a listing vessel.
> At this point I’m worried about electronics. The batteries were replaced
> last year, and the radio replaced this Spring. The engine is electrical
> push button start without a choke. And so on.
> Anyway, I’ll keep you all posted.
> Thanks for your interest.
>
> Jay Marshall Weiss, DVM
> Hanali
> Rhodes 22 1998. Redone I think 2006 or thereabouts
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 1:29 PM S/V Lark <Colealexander at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > By the mud line she was floating light on her lines until recently.   If
> > she
> > suffered an independent leak it must have happened just before the storm.
> >   Dacapo says that mooring has about four feet of water at low tide.  I
> > don't know the tide at the time of the storm but wonder if there could
> have
> > been a sieche and she was bounced on her stub in waves.   If the wind was
> > strong enough to hold the hull deck joint under water and the bottom kept
> > her from pivoting to keep her bow into the wind while moored, the
> interior
> > could have taken on water.  Any other speculation?
> >
> > Sympathy to the owner, hope he gets her right.   Has he been active on da
> > list?
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > S/V Lark
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