[Rhodes22-list] Keel weeping

[lkgore]

Jerry,

Thanks for the reply. I'm in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We're pretty
temperate but last winter was one of the coldest, with a number of days of
temperatures below freezing (I'm sure I'm breaking your heart). I'm thinking
along the same lines. My boat's new to me (purchased last fall) and I see
where there's been fiberglass repairs in the bilge and around the
centerboard trunk. I'll get into it and post what comes out.

Thanks again,
Keith



cjlowe wrote:
> 
> Keith,
>  Are you located in a freezing climate? I had a weeping keel 5 years
> ago,turns out water trapped in the bilge froze and cracked the fiberglass
> over winter.(ohio) I drilled a hole at what I though was the bottom of
> the crack to let the water out.I ended up making a hole,1"wide and 3"
> high to git rid of all of the crack. I removed all the loose ballast
> (sand,lead,cement),and dryed the hole out with a hair dryer on low. Then
> I patched the hole from the bottom up,one third at a time,filling the
> void as I went with resin and chunks of wheel weights.
> I'm not saying this will fit your bill,but it worked for me.
> 
> Jerry Lowe
> 
> 
> 
>> Hi.
>>     In preparing my '78 Rhodes 22 for the season I noticed she's weeping
>> water about halfway up the narrow stern most part of the keel. Some
>> rainwater had gotten into the bilge a couple weeks ago (hatch left open)
>> but
>> its been dry for a while. I figure if water's coming out it must be able
>> to
>> get in.
>>
>>     There's a bit of paint missing where the leak is and maybe a minor
>> abrasion. I'd just do small fiberglass patch but I don't want to seal
>> water
>> in and its been weeping for several days that I know of.
>>
>>     Any theories of advice? The bilge appears perfectly dry.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Keith
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