[Rhodes22-list] How bad is some water in the laz?

[P&M Beals]

Rummy,

I didn't realize that
water that might be due to rainfall into the laz would not travel down into
the bilge... .I thought there is a continuous open pathway from cabin to
stern & vice versa. I can see what I think is foam flotation material when I
look into the lazarette and try to look forward...but I haven't understood
too well what is under there, or which areas are blocked or separated from
others...

If only one could get the up close view that Lou or Alan have, I would
probably understand the vessel a lot better!

One more thing to do in my not so spare time...check for leaks, but easily
done may be checking those drain holes...I did have a bunch of leaves get
into the cockpit last fall...

Hopefully a good sailing day tomorrow with three teen-agers aboard.
I took my first dip off the boat last weekend...in only 4 feet of water.
You have to love that ladder. I managed to scrub the sides a bit. despite a
thorough bottom paint job I still have picked up 4-5 barnacles...at the bow
almost near the waterline which I thought was odd.  who knows what is
underneath which can't even be seen.

Oh you lucky lake sailors...any zebra mussels get into your lake?   (I know
about the Great Lakes zebra mussels).

There is an R-22 owner on Raritan Bay, anchored next to me.  He sails single
handedly many days in the season with a traditional mainsail, and seems to
have quite a great time...I would like to compare the traditional mainsail
sailing with the IMF...maybe I will get to go out on his boat.  He rows his
dinghy out to his boat while we catch a launch, that's why it's been hard to
get acquainted.

Anyway-

Thanks again, 
Phyllis

> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
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> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:26:50 EDT
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How bad is some water in the laz?
> 
> Phyllis,
> The only way water can get into the laz is over the rim of the cover.  This
> can happen due to the rear drains getting clogged, or have hardened and
> cracked,  or in our case, because of more rain that the drains can handle.
> Water in 
> the bilge means that water is entering the cabin. This can come from  several
> areas. The most suspect ones are the ports, the companionway hatch and  the
> centerboard pennant tubing. These are problems that can be diagnosed and
> fixed 
> easily, it just takes time and perseverance. Place someone inside the  cabin
> and have someone on the outside take a hose a spray everything down. I  would
> recommend having an outline drawing made up ahead of time to note the  areas
> of leakage.
> 
> Rummy
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