[Rhodes22-list] Water in the Cabin

Mon Dec 18 19:12:44 EST 2023

Gee Joe, that is a wonderful job. Good work!  Reuben, now that is a project
you can sink your teeth into. Your boat’s interior will look as nice as
your IP!

On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 1:57 PM Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Joe
> This is fantastic
> Thanks
> --Reuben
>
> Reuben Mezrich
> cell: 410-499-8922
> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 1:37 PM jpd9668 <jpd9668 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Reuben,Yes, I'm not surprised about your cabin sole. I have seen OSB in
> > some boats, TOTALLY unprofessional on the verge of fraud! Respite had
> > exterior grade CDX sub-floore. It was totally rotted. I replaced with 5
> ply
> > marine grade fir plywood, and I pre-treated top and bottom with Woodlife
> > wood preservative (I couldn't find Cuprinol Green which is much better) I
> > covered that with Marine grade 1/4" teak and holly plywood which I
> treated
> > the underside with Woodlife. I finished the upper surface with 3 coats of
> > Helmsman clear gloss spar varnish. I've enclosed photos from my project.
> > Notice I also replaced the entire settee with marine grade fir. This is a
> > good opportunity to pull the CB cap off and fully inspect the gasket.
> Mine
> > was dry rotted and actually had a hole in it (photo enclosed). If the
> bolts
> > are showing rust, I'd replace them. There are 50+ of them. You'll need
> > 1-1/4"×1/4"-20 thread, 316 grade stainless hexhead screws. Be sure to use
> > fender washers top and bottom (100+), lock washers and hex nuts on the
> > bottom. You can get them from McMaster-Carr. Below is my drawing for
> > replacing the subfloor. I would hope that the measurements would work for
> > your vessel, but you should confirm them.  The original floor came out as
> > two long sections with cutouts for the inspection hatch and the CB
> trunk. I
> > made mine into six sections making it much easier to re-install. Check
> the
> > kick plate on the galley side. You'll probably have to remove/replace it
> > also. There are ledger strips for supporting the edges of the floor along
> > port and starboard sides. Those measurements are also shown. If you have
> to
> > replace them, treat with Woodlife or Cuprinol. If this version doesn't
> > print out very well I can resend a better file. Contact me offline. I'm
> > going to post sections from my World Famous Rhodes 22 Project Manual on
> the
> > cabin sole and Centerboard Trunk in a separate titled post.Hope this
> > helps.Joe DempseyTrojan 42 MYM/V VoyagerDeltaville, VASent via the
> Samsung
> > Galaxy S23 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
> > -------- Original message --------From: Reuben Mezrich <
> > reuben.mezrich at gmail.com> Date: 12/17/23  10:35 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: The
> > Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re:
> > [Rhodes22-list] Water in the Cabin Hey ChrisOne battery (#1, the one next
> > to the head) is toast, with some sort of foambubbling out of it). The
> other
> > (#2) is visually OK but haven't tested. Ihad a battery charger under the
> > settee which I expect is gone. I'm worriedabout the battery for my
> > ePropulsion outboard which wasn't submerged butprobably got a bit
> wet.When
> > I took up the flooring to have a better look at the bilge I found thatthe
> > flooring material was not plywood but appeared to be some sort
> ofpressboard
> > or particle board..strange material to use in a boat..I'll haveto replace
> > that with plywood and probably a veneer.I will be installing a bilge pump
> > with a float and plumbing it into thesink drain...something about closing
> > the barn door.....TowBoatUS will be towing me to a marina later this
> > week...since I'm stillfloating and with the really bad storms we're
> having,
> > they wanted to wait.Reuben Mezrichcell: 410-499-8922Pelican Cove in
> > Sarasota and Back Bay, BostonOn Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 12:19 AM Chris
> > Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>wrote:> Hey Reuben,> What Patrick
> > says. Were your batteries OK?  Ponce dry and then paper towel> dry the
> > bilge then lay out some TP squares and check every hour or so.  I> know
> > easier said than done as you guys have a lot of rain right now. If> your
> > seat  drains get plugged from those overhanging trees, it overflows> into
> > the laz, then into the cabin.>> Chris G.> Xenos>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at
> > 6:54 PM PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:>> > Rueben,> > In nearly all
> > of our boats water in the lazarette can migrate slowly to> the> > bilge.
> > Unlikely that that much water came through that path but as I> > posted a
> > few weeks ago, check the hoses that funnel water from the> cockpit> >
> seats
> > through the lazarette to the stern.  On my 1989 the flexible hoses> >
> were
> > cracked/brittle and just taking all the water from the seats into> the> >
> > laz.> > Patrick> >> >> > 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> > >> >>
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