[Rhodes22-list] Water in the Cabin

[Mary Lou Troy]

Reuben,
Sorry about the water in your boat. Our Rhodes (refurbished by GB) never 
had a bilge pump and never needed one during the 16 summers she spent in 
a slip on the Chesapeake. We did have a hand pump and buckets but never 
needed them.

Years ago word from someone who managed to put a hole in his centerboard 
cap was that the flotation in the boat would allow it to flood to the 
top of the bunks but no further.

While they don't appear to be connected there are channels that let 
water run from the lazarette to the cabin so if the lazarette floods, 
the water will run toward the cabin. Double check the hose for the 
cockpit drain that runs through the lazarette as the lower end is below 
the waterline and a break in the hose or a failed connection below the 
waterline could cause the boat to flood.

Best of luck finding the leak and drying her out.

Mary Lou
ex Rhodes 22
now Rosborough RF-246  Tara
Rock Hall, MD

On 12/15/2023 12:16 AM, Reuben Mezrich wrote:
> Graham
> turns out my boat didn't come with a bilge pump nor any way to dump the
> water overboard even if there was a bilge pump....Somehow I assumed that
> was part of the design....clearly in retrospect I was wrong.
> I didn't think to taste the water but there hadn't been much rain recently
> and there was lots of water so I assumed it was salt water...I'll check
> tomorrow
>
> Reuben Mezrich
> cell: 410-499-8922
> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 9:44 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart.gm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Might your bilge pump be siphoning water into the boat?
>>
>>
>> Graham Stewart
>> Agile 76
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 3:18 PM Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This morning a friend called and said my boat was sinking...When I got to
>>> the boat there was about a foot of water in the cabin (it was up to the
>>> bottom of the cushions) and the boat was hanging from its lines (it was a
>>> very low tide)...I borrowed a pump and got most of the water
>> out...checked
>>> the two through hulls for the head and the one in the lazerette and no
>> leak
>>> seen. inspected the top of the centerboard trunk and no evidence of a
>> leak
>>> at any of the visible screws on top (hard to see the two at the
>>> furthest aft). There still appears to be a slow leak. There was also
>> water
>>> in the lazerette but the lazerette seems to be separate from the rest of
>>> the boat and no idea how the water got there...There hasn't been much
>> rain
>>> lately..boat was dry on Monday, which was the last time I checked it...
>>> We're having some storms here in Sarasota and the TowBoatUS guy says we
>>> really can't tow it till Tuesday
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on where else to look for leaks. I haven't put any holes in
>>> the boat..haven't gone aground
>>> Its a puzzle
>>>
>>> --
>>> Reuben Mezrich
>>> cell: 410-499-8922
>>> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
>>>