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

[Richard Beytagh]

Not really. I recently had to repair my center-board lid and the only way
to check for leaks was to splash the boat, leave it on the trailer and
check for leaks.


~~~ _/) ~~~

Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180


On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 1:07 PM Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the info, I’ll definitely re-caulk and check for a valve. Would
> there be a way to check if the CB locker gasket leaked while it is on the
> trailer. I’ll check the archives as well.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 28, 2019, at 12:12 PM, Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >>
> >> Alexis
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> 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
> >>>>
>