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

[Mitch Mitchell]

Thanks Mary Lou, I didn't know that water from the Lazerette could make
it's way into the bilge. The lazerette had a lot of water in it prior to
sailing as the hoses from the cockpit drains were all cracked. I replaced
them and I assumed the Lazarettet was a sealed compartment but apparently
not. Thanks for the input.

On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> If your centerboard leaks, it will generally leak even with that mellow
> sail. If the rub rails leak, It may only leak when heeled over. If
> you've got rainwater leakes they will most likely become apparent even
> with the boat on the trailer, however note that water can hide in some
> places and then only become appearent when the boat moves around a lot.
> If you get water in the lazarette, say from pinhole leaks in the cockpit
> seat drain hoses, that water can eventually make it almost anywhere in
> the boat and then reappear when the boat is heeled. It can take a lot of
> investigative work to find the source of leaks but a Rhodes can have a
> dust dry bilge. From your description, my first guess would be the rub
> rails. Good luck on finding it.
>
> Mary Lou
> ex R22
> now Rosborough RF 246
>
> On 9/29/2019 6:57 AM, Mitch Mitchell wrote:
> > 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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