[Rhodes22-list] boat full of water, please help

[sugargroveumc at bright.net]

I solved the water problem. I simply rebuilt and replaced all the drain lines.
Alan


> 
> From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
> Date: Fri Jul 29, 8:29 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] boat full of water, please help
> 
> Check all drains in cockpit. Close boat up with you inside. Have helper 
> spray water all over boat while you watch for leaks inside.
> 
> Wally
> 
> >From: <sugargroveumc at bright.net>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] boat full of water, please help
> >Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 9:36:57 -0400
> >
> >Hello All,
> >I need help. As some of you know I am restoring a 1976 Rhodes 22. I have 
> >only been at it for a few weeks. When I began I knew nothing about boat 
> >construction and I still know very little.
> >Before we owned the boat it had been sitting on the trailer in the boat 
> >yard for three years untouched.
> >At this point all of the decorative teak and some of the structural teak 
> >has been removed, the lining has been removed from the walls, the hull is 
> >gutted, and I cut out all four of the rotted stringers as well as the one 
> >rotting bulkhead. Everything else has been removed as well. There is 
> >nothing in the cabin but the foam and the front bulkhead.
> >I say all this because it rained at our house last night and I wanted to 
> >experiment a little bit. I put the hatch up and closed the pop top making 
> >it as tight as I could. However, I did not put the tarp over it. I wanted 
> >to see if water would get in.
> >It did
> >I awoke this morning to find a good three inches of water in the lowest 
> >portion of the boat around the keel and center board housing.
> >There is no weather stripping, and the windows may need to be re sealed but 
> >they did not show signs of moisture. The port side drain in the gunnels was 
> >clogged so I assume that water backup and went in through the opening where 
> >the centerboard drop line runs. There is a hose there with fittings but it 
> >may be leaky.
> >I feel that I can not progress in the restoration process until I find out 
> >where the water is coming form.
> >Does any one have any other suggestions?
> >Alan
> >
> >
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