[Rhodes22-list] Water in the Cabin

[Reuben Mezrich]

Peter
I was actually hoping you would say "that's a stupid idea"...so then the
question is what to do...would it be sufficient to just tighten down all
the bolts at the top of the centerboard trunk or do I have to remove the
top (I'm having the boat hauled on Friday so its at least possible),
replace the gasket and put back the bolts.
To get the top of the centerboard off I assume I first have to remove the
step just inside the companionway (which seems to be part of the top of the
settee)...Is that correct? I think I have to remove that anyway to replace
the flooring.
--Reuben
Reuben Mezrich
cell: 410-499-8922
Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston


On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 10:37 AM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
wrote:

> Reuben,
>
> That doesn't sound like a crazy idea to me...
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On 2023-12-20, at 08:56:56 EST, Reuben Mezrich wrote:
> >
> > In casting about for possible causes of the rather large (~2ft, to the
> top of
> > the settee) flood into my boat I started wondering about the swing
> keel...in
> > particular, what happens when the boat lies on the ground? The day of my
> flood
> > had a particularly low tide, in part because of winds pushing water out
> of the
> > bay. I suspect my boat spent some time lying on the mud at the bottom of
> my slip
> > and I'm wondering if that might have pushed the swing keel up into the
> top of
> > the centerboard trunk, possibly flexing it and causing a leak. Given the
> 50 or
> > so screws that hold the top down that is unlikely but..... The boat is
> floating
> > now and I can't find a leak (thru hulls are OK and I don't see water on
> top of
> > the
> > centerboard trunk). ...so I"m grasping at straws.
> > --Reuben
> > Reuben Mezrich
> > cell: 410-499-8922
> > Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
> >
> >
> >
>
>