[Rhodes22-list] Through-hulls leaking from the trailer?

[Steve]

Boat Life boat chalk is good stuff for thru hulls.
Steve


--- Kroposki <kroposki at innova.net> wrote:
> Bob,
> 	I was there when they put the boat on the trailer. 
> Did not talk
> to them about which thru hull was leaking.  I would
> say that both of
> those guys are competent and knowledgeable.  Get
> them to fix both thru
> hulls.
> 	Nevertheless, ask what sealant they are going to
> use.  Again,
> those two guys seem to be quite good, so their fix
> should work.  After
> listening to discussions on sealants and caulking
> over the last few
> years, I would not use 5200. Since it is possible
> that they will have to
> be reseated in the future, use a sealant that can be
> replaced easily.  I
> have come to like 'Boat Life'.  However, there may
> be better
> alternatives.    
> 	Ed K
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of Steve
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:11 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Through-hulls leaking
> from the trailer?
> 
> Bob
> Fibreglass does flexs.  All thur hull do leak
> evenutally.  Probably all that is wrong is that the
> chalking went bad.  I guess it could be that the
> boat
> flexed just right in order to break the chalking
> seals.  Either way, not a big deal.  Just rebed
> them.
> Steve
> 
> 
> --- Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > The Yankee Clipper was sitting on the trailer at
> the
> > marina for about five 
> > weeks and we launched it last Friday.  I noticed
> > that the bilge was filling 
> > with water, so tore apart the insides to verify
> that
> > it was NOT the CB cap 
> > leaking (thank goodness).  Pulled out battery #1
> and
> > noticed that the 
> > through-hull for the holding tank discharge (port
> > side) had a slow leak.  I 
> > attributed this to the fact that I had put a drain
> > plug into this fitting so 
> > that discharge is not possible on the lake, since
> it
> > is illegal.  I believe 
> > that the guys taking it on and off the trailer at
> > the marine likely hit the 
> > plug against the bunk and caused the leak.
> > 
> > Well, the marina guys pulled it out after I went
> > home and told me that the 
> > other through-hull was leaking water (starboard
> > side), not the one that I 
> > specified to them.  They claim that the head
> intake
> > through-hull was leaking 
> >   after the boat was pulled out.  So, now I am
> > confused...
> > 
> > They are trying to tell me that, as the boat sits
> on
> > the trailer the hull 
> > flexes because of the length of the bunk with no
> > support in the middle of 
> > the bunk.  That this somehow caused the
> through-hull
> > to leak.
> > 
> > I am more than skeptical, but want to know if this
> > is possible?  I have 
> > trailered the boat many miles with no leaks, but
> > when I did this I had 
> > support brackets at the halfway spot on the bunks
> > (which was NOT recommended 
> > by GB).  So, I am skeptical as to which
> through-hull
> > was actually leaking 
> > (since I saw the port side leak with my own eyes
> and
> > hands) and am also 
> > skeptical that the trailer can cause a
> through-hull
> > to leak.  Anyone ever 
> > hear of this before?
> > Thanks.
> > Bob K
> > 
> > 
> > >From: "Kroposki" <kroposki at innova.net>
> > >Reply-To: kroposki at innova.net,The Rhodes 22 mail
> > list 
> > ><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: <jbconnolly at comcast.net>,"'The Rhodes 22 mail
> > list'" 
> > ><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Where is the leak this
> > time
> > >Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:21:31 -0400
> > >
> > >Bob,
> > >	Where is the leak this time?
> > >                               Ed K
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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