[Rhodes22-list] Water in the cabin

[Goodness]

Sounds like all the culprits have been discussed.  Lazarette hatch, seat scuppers, main cockpit drain hose, swing keel pendant through hulls and tube, port holes, companion way door hinge, anchor line/dorade, chain plates, keel cap...
Imagine my pleasure that ALL of those areas leaked on mine.  🙄😁 Everything (except keel cap) sealed with silicone so plan on replacing every 3 years if you stick with silicone instead of a polyurethane.  I have had good luck with a butyl rubber for bedding as the whole deck “seive” structure flexes.
Good luck and happy hunting.  👍⛵️


> On Feb 12, 2019, at 10:05 AM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> Alexis:
> It is not difficult to fix any and all leaks in the boat. What is almost
> impossible is to find the damned things.  Part of the reason that the leaks
> are so hard to find is that the water evaporates at the leak  quickly so you
> can't see any sign of the leak's source. One possible solution to this
> latter problem is to tape some paper towel below where you think the leak
> might be. If there is a leak it will show on the towel.
> As for painting the lazarette, I have found that Interlux bilge paint works
> very well. It is super tough, very smooth - which makes it easy to clean,
> applies easily and is less expensive than yacht paints. Any "bilge" paint
> should work from other marine paint manufacturers as well but I haven't
> tried them.
> 
> 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: Monday, February 11, 2019 10:04 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water in the cabin
> 
> Well, I guess I was a bit ignorant by thinking that water should be outside
> the cabin and that the cabin should be dry! This is my first boat, so I am
> learning these things. At least I am taking good care of my boat and I am
> not letting things degrade over time!
> 
> Regarding the drains in the lazarette, yes, they are definitely on my list
> too. Not that there is a lot of water in there, but I would like the
> lazarette to be dry too, and eventually be able to repaint it. Any
> suggestion on what paint to use is welcome.
> 
> Alexis
> 
>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 5:26 PM JP Dempsey <joedempsey at hughes.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I suspect that anyone with a Rhodes that's at least 10 years old has water
>> issues in the bilge. So far I have replaced anchor rode port (as
> previously
>> noted), one port lite and re-bedded two more ports and the cabin trunk
> grab
>> rails. I suspect I will have to re-bed the chain plates before I
> completely
>> solve my water problems. The small weep holes along the seat scuppers in
>> the
>> cockpit are there for a reason don't plug those, but the two large drains
>> in
>> the aft above the lazzerette should be looked at and sealed or re-bedded
> if
>> you can get them out. Stan may have replacements. I caulked them and water
>> in the lazzerette almost disappeared! Now if I can only get a dry bilge.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----
>> JP Dempsey
>> s/v Respite
>> Rhodes 22 1989/2005
>> Marshall,VA
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