[Rhodes22-list] First sail on my Rhodes and leaks!

[Richard Beytagh]

Was the bilge dry before you went out? It seems like an obvious question,
but sometimes rain water can collect in the bilge.


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Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180


On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 7:45 AM Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I bought my Rhodes 22 (1990) about a year ago and finally got it out
> for the first real sail yesterday. After reading Thomas's post I felt I had
> been wimping out waiting for the perfect conditions! anyway, the original
> forecast was 10 - 15 but of course it was a steady 20 with gusts higher.
> The boat sailed great (mostly with just the mainsail) however upon
> returning to the ramp and loading the boat back on the trailer I noticed
> the carpet wet in the cabin and pulled it back and looked in the sump area
> and it was full of water. After bailing about 10 gallons we took the boat
> home and now need to figure out the problem. Hopefully someone can direct
> me on how to troubleshoot. The boat was heeled over quite a bit for most of
> the time so wondering if water could have been forced through the sink
> drain and the other opening since I would imagine the hoses to those are
> dry rotted on the inside. Thanks for any suggestions! Mitch
>