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

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When heeled over the Rub rails leak like a sieve!  The silicone caulk only lasts 5 years (less in salt water).
Dig it all out and replace with sikaflex. Or 3M 4000 or 4200 (not 5200 unless you are seperating the hull and deck in which case you wont be able to ever again)😬😆
Heeling hard over will wash down the interior walls and get some rinsings from the wood.(yellow water color)
The sink drain and bilge pump hose tie in together on most boats i have seen so put a valve in and close it before sailing or install a check valve (less effective). Some boats feflux from that starboard through hull.

Another source of on trailer leaks occurs when the tongue is jacked up and water comes in over the aft hatch...
There are volumes in the archives on all of this.  Its a leaky boat design with to my count 21 points of entry for water.  Comfort and gee whiz comes at a cost.  Reminds me of jack sparrow quote...”stop blowing holes in my boat!!”

> On Sep 28, 2019, at 11:45 AM, Alexis Seigneurin <alexis.seigneurin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Interestingly, I noticed something fairly similar when coming back from a sail last weekend. My bilge has been bone dry the whole season, but after this sail, I removed half a gallon from the bilge.
> 
> This water was yellow-ish, which made me think it could have been from water standing in foam somewhere (underneath the cockpit?), and the excessive heeling could have released the water from some cavities. Not sure if this is possible.
> 
> The other option I have is a faulty rub rail. I don’t think I ever sailed with this much heeling before, and I am wondering if water could find its way between the hull and the deck. I’m not sure if this would explain the yellow color though.
> 
> Alexis
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> Alexis
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> ________________________________
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 11:28 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] First sail on my Rhodes and leaks!
> 
> Nothing can be too obvious for me haha. I did not check it before going out but I had checked it once before after it had been out in the elements for a while and it was dry. Thanks.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 28, 2019, at 8:50 AM, Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Was the bilge dry before you went out? It seems like an obvious question,
>> but sometimes rain water can collect in the bilge.
>> 
>> 
>> ~~~ _/) ~~~
>> 
>> 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
>>>