[Rhodes22-list] Water in the Cabin

[Matt Wilson]

Maybe it was only leaking while there was pressure on the cb at low tide.
Two seasons ago I cracked the top of my cb trunk and the leak was
significant at first but at as time went on it slowed to an ooze until I
fixed it.

Matt Wilson
Hornblower II
White Bear Lake, MN

On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 10:12 AM Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
wrote:

> FRUSTRATING, RIGHT?
> I’m thinking rain water or sabotage.
> I’m having trouble with the idea that the  cap could leak that much - and
> then not leak at all.
> Attached are photos of what happens when too much pressure is put on the
> centerboard cap.
> When i inherited my ’84 rhodes, it had  a crack in the cap right above the
> pivot pin.
> Obviously from the CB hitting the cap from the underside.
> It leaked a little - about a quart or two per day.
> I simply fiberglassed the crack and the leak stopped
> In the fall of 2019, I retrieved the boat onto the trailer and it was
> initially too far back so I relaunched to move it forward.
> I did not realize that a helper had released the CB pendant line so it was
> free to drop as the boat came off the trailer.
> Always check to be sure you CB  is locked in the up position before launch
> -especially with the old style blade CB like mine.
> As the boat slid into into the water, I heard an odd crunching sound as
> the boat first lifted then dropped again.
> I did get the boat forward on the trailer and pulled it out before I
> realized what happened.
> Once on the pavement, I noticed a huge amount of water drain from the CB -
> scratching my head, I looked inside and nearly had a heart attack.
>
> The photos explains what happed.
> It took me all winter to fix it.
> The CB and rudder are the two most vulnerable parts on a Rhodes 22.
> Understand and Respect the way they work and always be careful when
> launching and when backing up in shallow water.
>
>
> 
>
> Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP
> ric at stottarchitecture.com
> O -631-283-1777
> C- 516-965-3164
>
>
>
> > On 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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