[Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!

Thu May 27 22:13:13 EDT 2010

John,

The plastic WM fitting screws together with silicone insulator/sealer.

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com>
>Sent: May 27, 2010 8:15 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!
>
>Once you enlarged the hole, what fitting did you use to replace the  
>1/2" one?  Was there still enough material on the sides to fasten with  
>screws or do you have to glue it in place?
>
>Cheers!
>John Lock
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>Lake Sinclair, GA
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>On May 27, 2010, at 20:01, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>
>> Saroj,
>>
>> I installed larger fixtures and without any particular problem.  The  
>> holes are easily enlarged with the small sanding wheel on a Dremel  
>> tool.  You need to be careful because at the high speed it can  
>> easily get carried away and enlarge the hole too much, so be sure to  
>> brace your hand well.
>>
>> Art
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Saroj <saroj at pathfind.net>
>>> Sent: May 27, 2010 2:52 PM
>>> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!
>>>
>>> Re scuppers in the Rhodes... I hope Stan isn't monitoring, but its my
>>> feeling that those going through the transom from the benches are too
>>> small... Mine get clogged frequently... in fact I carry a plastic  
>>> plumbing
>>> wirey thing on board to clean them out with.  Has anyone besides me  
>>> ever
>>> thought to enlarge them?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of John
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:11 AM
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!
>>>
>>> Try looking at scuppers thru the transom (these are the cockpit  
>>> drainage
>>> holes).  My became cracked, and, while above the waterline, took in  
>>> a lot of
>>>
>>> water.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "foredeckguy" <gary_lockhart33 at yahoo.com>
>>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:42 PM
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sinking at the dock!
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The inflow was about 3 to 4 gallons an hour. I launched on Saturday
>>>> morning
>>>> and returned Sunday to put on running rigging but there was 3   
>>>> inches of
>>>> water above the floor in the cabin. After an hour of pumping, I  
>>>> could tell
>>>> it wasn't a big hole but not good. Returned home to get trailer  
>>>> and after
>>>> 2
>>>> hours another 5 buckets of water had come in. Pulling the boat was  
>>>> going
>>>> to
>>>> happen. On the hard, draining from the centerboard trunk has  
>>>> continued
>>>> from
>>>> Sunday afternoon to this evening (Wed.). Water appears to be  
>>>> seeping thru
>>>> the trunk at about the level of the ballast or slightly lower. I  
>>>> can see
>>>> some slight inward bowing of the trunk wall in only a couple of  
>>>> spots.
>>>> There
>>>> is still a lot of clearance from the trunk wall to the  
>>>> centerboard. Has
>>>> anyone repaired a condition like this? I have looked at the  
>>>> excellent
>>>> write-up Lou put out and hope it doesn't need to go to that level.  
>>>> Or do I
>>>> just have to start cutting away the trunk inner liner to know  
>>>> whats going
>>>> to
>>>> be required? I have pictures I will try to attach that show water  
>>>> seeping
>>>> thru the wall in almost 60% of circumference of the trunk, at  
>>>> about the
>>>> level of the ballast. How could the fiberglass suddenly become  
>>>> porous?
>>>>
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