[Rhodes22-list] Leaky front port problems

John Lock jlock at relevantarts.com
Fri Oct 30 11:05:05 EDT 2009 

I got a used pair of opening ports directly from Stan.  He was the  
first to recommend going with fixed ports instead, because the opening  
ports would leak.  Still, I insisted on the opening ports for the  
added ventilation.  So... I intend to take a great deal of care  
mounting them to insure a tight seal against the cabin top.  If the  
opening ports leak, I'll just do some detective work to figure out  
why.  My gut feeling is that there is some underlying cause that can  
be corrected, like the ports not being mounted absolutely flat and  
even.  Or torqued unevenly... whatever.

Cheers!
John Lock
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


On Oct 30, 2009, at 09:35, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
> Bob,
>
> I wonder if a bead of silicone could be applied to the edge of a  
> nearly-closed window, then tightened?  There is a special 3M product  
> available, unique to the plastic in our windows, I can provide a  
> contact name if you want to try it out.  I have the same issue to  
> deal with on Mary Jane.  A gasket replacement might be available  
> from the manufacturer if we can describe window dimensions with  
> accuracy.  Does anyone know if the opening port for our boat has a  
> product #?  Stan might be able to supply a current product # from  
> his order records.
>
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
>> Sent: Oct 30, 2009 8:48 AM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] front ports Re: It's time to say good-bye  
>> to GeoCities
>>
>> FYI, we open ours every time we are at anchor except when it's
>> raining. The only time they leak is if we don't get them closed
>> properly. They do seem a little tricky to close properly. Are the
>> ports leaking where they open or do they need to be rebedded? I think
>> some people have fixed ports in the same location. Because we do a
>> fair number of overnights, I'm glad we have the opening ports.
>>
>> Mary Lou
>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>> Rock Hall, MD
>>
>>
>> At 07:58 AM 10/30/2009, you wrote:
>>
>>> I wish I could glass over my front port openings.  They're never
>>> opened and all they do is leak when it rains...
>>>
>>> Bob K
>>>
>>>> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>>>> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:49:38 -0400
>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] It's time to say good-bye to GeoCities
>>>>
>>>> John,
>>>> You mean that you are reinstalling the front ports? How wild is  
>>>> that.
>>>> Rodger spent many hours glassing them over so you couldn't tell
>>> they were even
>>>> there and now your reinstalling them. I can't wait to tell him.  
>>>> Be sure to
>>>> post pictures as you progress. It might be invaluable for many on  
>>>> the list.
>>>>
>>>> Rummy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 10/29/2009 7:35:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> jlock at relevantarts.com writes:
>>>>
>>>> Nope, it sits in a box along with the front portlights. I'll to get
>>>> those later this winter when I get motivated.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers!
>>>> John Lock
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>>>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 29, 2009, at 18:48, sail tds.net wrote:
>>>>> John,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your work on the Geosites. I for one have spent many
>>>>> hours
>>>>> reviewing and still refer to that site for info. Have you  
>>>>> installed
>>>>> the
>>>>> lift yet? We've been in FL for several weeks now and have spent
>>>>> much time
>>>>> with our R-22 sailing in the gulf.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fair winds,
>>>>>
>>>>>>> ron<<
>>>>> S/V Serenity
>>>>> Gulfport, FL
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:35 PM, John Lock  
>>>>> <jlock at relevantarts.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> GeoCities.com is officially dead and I think I have most (if  
>>>>>> not all)
>>>>>> of the "Blew Skies" site saved on rhodes22.org. Page links have  
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> changed so you probably won't see much difference. However, I
>>>>>> haven't
>>>>>> gone thru all the pages or run a link checker to see if I missed
>>>>>> anything. If you see any problems with that part of the website,
>>>>>> please let me know ASAP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>> John Lock
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>>>>>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 8, 2009, at 07:43, Michael D. Weisner wrote:
>>>>>>> John,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Did you download the GeoCities based Rhodes site (
>>>>>> http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/)?
>>>>>>> We will need to be able to replicate it (host it locally) since
>>>>>>> Yahoo is pulling the plug this month (It's time to say good- 
>>>>>>> bye to
>>>>>>> GeoCities http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10370193-2.html )
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I downloaded the webpages just in case. It's only 4.5mb. For the
>>>>>>> time being (until the material can be rearranged) can we just  
>>>>>>> create
>>>>>>> a copy on your server and link locally instead of to  
>>>>>>> geocites.com?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>>>>>>> Nissequogue River, NY
>>>>>>>
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>>>>> Gulfport, FL
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