[Rhodes22-list] Condensation

[David Bradley]

Thanks Rick.  I should remember to tie down the pop top more regularly.

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> There are two more likely possibilities than condensation.
>
> The diamond board trunk has a neoprene seal for the cap.  When the boat
> sits
> in water below 60 deg, the seal starts to leak.
>
> Wind will raise the pop top up enough to allow rain to come in.  The
> horizontal bar of the pop top brace should be tied down with a line to a
> cleat on the side of the companionway step.
>
> Rick
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:42 AM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone experienced condensation forming inside the cabin to the
> extent
> > that it produced a few gallons of water in the bilge?
> >
> > I have been hoping to get some more sailing in before stripping the boat,
> > but we've had about a month of rain and some windy storms.  Have been
> > keeping an eye on the boat throughout but didn't go inside until this
> > weekend.  Found the ceiling beneath the pop top and bow covered with
> > condensation and about 4 gallons of water in the bilge (after being bone
> > dry
> > for a couple of years).  It may be that the wind blew water in around the
> > pop top but I didn't see signs of that much water on the companionway
> step.
> >
> >
> > Just mopping the condensation off the ceiling produced about a gallon of
> > water, so I guess a month of that could produce a few more gallons.  But
> I
> > didn't see signs of it having saturated the cushions or PFDs stored on
> the
> > vee berth or the carpet below the pop top.
> >
> > I had the anchor line tray installed and and a bunch of stuff stored on
> the
> > vee berth, so the circulation was poor.  Got all that out now and
> hopefully
> > the Nicro fan can keep it vented for the rest of the winter - it has
> worked
> > fine in past years.
> >
> > Any similar experiences or speculation to help solve the mystery will be
> > appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave
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