[Rhodes22-list] How does all that water find it's way to the bilge.

[Wally Buck]

Bill,

I have been hunting down a few leaks myself. The cabin hatch was securly 
closed right? And the Ports don't seem to be leaking.....

Perhaps the rug is wet from water leaking down  rather than rising water 
from the bilge. You mention the boat lists a little to starboard and the 
starboard cockpit seat drain is plugged. Heavy rain/snow may have flooded 
the starboard side. This may have caused rising water to leak around the 
companionway hatch.

Also water can get in the lazerrette via the cockpit coaming pockets. I am 
not sure if I am using the right term here. Water does collect in mine and 
there is a small drain hole(s) in each one. After heavy rain I get minor run 
off below.

Maybe snow was driven up under the starboard bench and leaked over the 
cokpit tub? The first time I cleaned my boat I gave the cockpit a good scrub 
and hose down. When I was done there was quite a bit of water in the bilge.

Just a few guesses of course.

Good luck,

Wally



>From: Bill Berner <bberner@optonline.net>
>Reply-To: bberner@optonline.net,The Rhodes 22 mail list 
><rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>To: 'The Rhodes 22 mail list' <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] How does all that water find it's way to the 
>bilge.
>Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:00:17 -0500
>
>It's finally been warm the last few days here in the North East, so I 
>headed
>off to my boat club to check up on my boat.
>
>I must confess that I never covered it at the end of the season last year -
>just put it on the trailer, parked it where they told me, took off the
>cushions, and expensive stuff from the cabin, and took down the genoa.
>
>Went back to check things out once before all the snow kicked in.
>
>Yesterday's inspection was pretty good with one GLARING exception.
>
>Upon checking the bilge I found water nearly up to the underside of the
>cabin sole.  Now the boats bow is higher than the stern on the trailer, and
>when I looked at the carpet in the aft end of the cabin, I found it was 
>wet.
>Apparently water had even soaked through the sole into the carpet back
>there.
>
>I have a deck plate in the hole for the nicro vent on the bow.
>
>I also found some, but not an alarming amount of water in the lazarette.
>
>There are no signs in the cabin of water having come in from above decks.
>
>The boat is leaning a bit to starboard on the trailer, and the starboard
>seat drain is stopped up.  The port drain is clear.
>
>There was no water in the cockpit.  The cockpit drain is clear.
>
>So how did that volume of water find its way into the bilge?
>
>Any ideas? Theories and experiences welcomed.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>Bill Berner
>191 South Broadway
>Hastings on Hudson, NY  10706
>
>v 914 478 2896
>f 914 478 3856
>e BBerner@optonline.net
>
>
>
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