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

[Mitch Mitchell]

Good points, I guess a mellow sail would be the best first step. Thanks, MM

On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 4:34 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Since you mention that you spent a lot of time heeled over, my top suspect
> would be a leaky deck-hull joint.  I know that if I sail with a rail in the
> water, I’ll end up with water in the bilge.  I’ve never had anything close
> to 10 gallons in the bilge, but then I generally try to keep the rail out
> of the water.  If I bury the rail more than once in while, I figure that
> I’m past due for reefing.  Lowering the boom to its lower position will
> also help to keep the boat more upright, but I don’t like sailing with the
> boom lower.
>
> I’d suggest the easiest way to investigate further would be to go sailing
> again on a day with less wind.  If, after a day of even-keeled sailing, the
> bilge is dry, you’ve found your problem.  If there’s still water in the
> bilge, then it’s time to suspect the centerboard gasket.  You might be able
> to confirm the centerboard gasket hypothesis by putting enough water into
> the boat to submerge the gasket, and see if water leaks out.
>
> BTW, at present, I have no intention of fixing my deck-hull joint leak. It
> seems like too big a project for too small a problem.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On 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
>
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