[Rhodes22-list] leaks

[Ronald Lipton]

I had a cover made which fits onto the boom room snaps.  The cockpit is 
kept
clean and dry.  The canvas house did a great job.  I am enclosing a 
picture that
I posted before.

I don't understand why cockpit covers only seem to be used on 
powerboats.

Ron
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On Apr 15, 2007, at 4:45 PM, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:

> Dave,
> This is not a BR plug, but I sure recommend some sort of durable cover 
> as a tent over the cockpit.  That's what I have done with my BR - side 
> curtains of Sunbrella to act as a cover.  It has worked very 
> effectively.  I don't deal with ice on the cockpit floor, and 
> potential delamination, but would sure would use some variation to 
> protect what is for most a substantial investment.  I like the cleaner 
> resultant cockpit as well.  Just a thought.
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
>> Sent: Apr 15, 2007 5:09 PM
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] leaks
>>
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> Thank you very much for your post and advice.  I think it's going to  
>> be very
>> helpful.
>>
>> I don't see signs of delamination, but I will look closely.
>>
>> I'm very suspicious of the floor at this point, but I'm being  
>> cautious.
>> There was a time I would bet the problem was the lazz hatch, and  
>> even earlier I
>> suspected the slot for the motor lift web.  I think I  have to really 
>> focus on
>> evidence.
>>
>> We've had inches of rain over the past 24 hrs, and we're expecting  
>> more.
>> I've really covered and sealed off the table flange so that it's  
>> unlikely to
>> leak, the rest of the boat is as exposed as it always is.  If  the 
>> lazz is dry
>> after all this rain, I'll raise my suspicion that it's the  table 
>> mount.  If
>> there's water in the lazz, I'm back to square 1.
>>
>> Thank you again, I appreciate the info.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
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