[Rhodes22-list] Source of water in bilge?

[elle]

John,

You could put some liquid food coloring into the
lazarette water & see if the water being pumped out is
or is not the same color....then you'll have one
answer..

elle


--- Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> John,
> 
> On my boat, the water from the lazerette drains into
> the cabin as I remove
> water from the cabin, but at a really slow pace. 
> There should be a
> connecting drain hose, that is glassed in, between
> the two.  So, if you are
> draining the water out of the bilge with a bilge
> pump, it may take awhile
> for the water from the lazerette to equalize again,
> so you may not
> immediately notice a drop in the level in the
> lazerette.  You might want to
> re-check and ensure that the water isn't coming from
> the lazerette.
> 
> Hank
> 
> On 3/14/07, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > At 12:03 PM 3/14/2007 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Finding where water comes from is a fun job.
> Since the water continues to
> > >build, it must be stored somewhere and then
> released slowly. My
> > >guess is that
> > >some water got into the foam flotation and is
> slowly being released.
> > >There is
> > >foam under the cockpit and possibly under the V
> Berth in your boat.
> >
> > Aha, and I'm guessing the only remedy for this is
> to let it continue
> > draining and prevent any re-entry.  Right, does
> sound like fun ;-)
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > John Lock
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > ?????? - '79 Rhodes 22
> > Lake Sinclair, GA
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
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We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

('Lady in Red')  1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 Watermusic


 
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