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

[Mitch Mitchell]

Thanks Thomas, I did see some water around a pump that I think goes from
the fresh water tank to the head? Not really sure but it also has a hose
that goes to the outside so I'm guessing it is allowing water in.

On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 4:30 PM THOMAS POLISE via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> You might also want to check your thru hull fittings. I recently had the
> same problem and it turned out to be port thru hull fitting that was
> leaking.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 28, 2019, at 3:01 PM, Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Chris, I did just check out the hoses and although old and
> brittle I
> > did not see any evidence of a leak. Looks like it must be the centerboard
> > gasket. I'll do a little research on how to replace that. MM
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 7:54 AM Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> The sink hose and lazarret hose should be easy to inspect and test.
> >> Sometimes the centerboard cap leaks and the gasket would then need to be
> >> replaced.
> >>
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> >> On Sep 28, 2019, at 7:45 AM, Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com
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> >>
> >> 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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