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

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Yes i said 21 +\- points of entry: but furthur counting reveals more:

8 portlights.
1 sliding hatch
1 starboard through hull
1 sink drain tube/bilge hose
1 hull to deck joint
1 companionway hatch
1 centerboard pennant through hull fitting
1 centerboard pennant upper seat through hull
1 centerboard pennant tube
1 cockpit drain through hull
1 transducer through hull
1 speedo through hull
2 cockpit drain tubes
2 seat through hulls
1 aft lazarette lid
1 bow ventilator
1 centerboard cap/gasket

 (0-3) Plus some boats have up to three cabin top hatches.
You can also add :
1 the mast electric cable fitting
1 the main cockpit drain hose.  
Multiple grab rail bolts etc.
Which brings the total to something like 35+\- points of water entry.

Have fun detective! I had most of these leaking when i got my boat! Boy was that fun!


Bob (palatka)








> On Sep 29, 2019, at 4:28 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. 
> 
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> 
>> 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<mailto:
>>> 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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