[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard Cap Seal Help

[Lowe, Rob]

Stephen,
If I read this correctly, with 4 people on board your cockpit drain was under water.  No problem with that, depending on weight distribution on your boat.  With four people on my boat and the 9.9hp motor, the top of my cockpit drain will be at water level.  But with water in the laz I'm suspecting the hose that goes from the cockpit drain to the through hull.  Open the laz and take a look at the hose.  Get your head down in there and take a good look. The hose looks like a radiator hose and is held on by hose clamps.  Perhaps the hose is craked or clamps are loose. I would look at those before messing with the cap.  And how about the through hull for the sink drain?  Any way water can come in through that? - rob



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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 8:39 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Centerboard Cap Seal Help

Looks like previous owner used lots of sealant. I was sailing Tuesday w 4 on board & found cockpit drain slipping under water. Promptly pumped lots of water out of the lazerette & motored back. Pumped the bilge to almost dry. Returned Wed. night to find water up to carpet in cabin. Pumped almost dry (had heavy rains Tuesday nite/ Wed morning.  
Last night bilge only 1/2 full (no rain). But w no opening ports, I don't see where all the water came from. Also dryed the exposed cap gasket & found it wet a short time later. I will let you know what it looks like this A.M.

Stephen

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On Aug 17, 2012, at 8:15 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> Prior to pulling the boat you might want to dry out the bilge and make 
> sure that it really is the cap that is leaking. We have seen recently 
> that boats on a  mooring have taken some wild rides during Eastern 
> storms. The cap is the obvious point of entry, but I have seen over 
> the years that this isn't always the case. I would recommend drying it 
> out and seeing if you can determine  the entry point. It's a whole lot 
> easier to find a leak while in the water  rather than a tear down and 
> reinstalling the cap if that isn't the problem. If  no water enters 
> while on the mooring, take her out for a ride and see if you can  get 
> water to enter while motoring around. Also, check to see if any of the 
> bolts  holding the cap together can be tightened a little bit.
> To remove the cap will require  the removal of the step and then the 
> associated flooring around the cap. Stan doesn't recommend using any 
> gasket sealer when reinstalling the gasket. The gasket is made from 
> EPDM rubber which lasts a long time and rarely needs to be replaced. 
> It can be cleaned with gasoline or other solvents.
> Good luck and keep us posted on your results.
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> Rummy
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> snstaum at gmail.com writes:
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> My '83  R22. the Carol Lee 2, is taking on water on its mooring and I 
> suspect the  problem is the centerboard cap seal.  I am pulling the 
> boat today for
> further inspection.  Does anyone have a detailed, step by step   
> instruction
> list for removing the cap and replacing the seal?   Looking at it, I  
> am not
> even sure how to get to it.  I assume that  the step has to be removed 
> first.
> The only pics I could find in the  archives are of the cap already 
> removed.
> Anyone have additional pictures  of the project?  Or any theories on 
> how lots of water is getting into  the bilge?  This boat has no 
> hatches that open.
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> Thanks in  advance,
> Stephen Staum
> '83 R22, Carol Lee 2
> Needham,  MA
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