[Rhodes22-list] I'm Wet! (no sex)

[Joe Camp]

Dennis:

     I may have experienced the same situation. In some downpours, my seat drains have become overwhelmed, and water has spilled into the laz... but not made it to the bilge.  In THIS event, articles in my cabinet were soaked, and the water had not risen to that level.  That's why I think that at least some of the water came from the starboard ports, ran down the interior wall of the hull, soaked my articles in the cabinet then went (based on the irreversible laws of physics) to the bilge.  

     Rummy doesn't believe that so much water could come in through the ports, and he may be right given his long experience with the boat's design; but I think that at least some did.  This was, after all, a unique weather event, and the physical evidence points, in part, to those starboard ports. No matter, the final  result is the same, and I have to dry out my cabin.  I will start sealing things up and hope I get the culprit-source before the next monster blow.  Muchas gracias mis amigos.

Joe Camp



>________________________________
> From: Dennis McNeely <mcneelyd at site-solutions.com>
>To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
>Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2012 10:17 AM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] I'm Wet! (no sex)
> 
>Apparently the foam under the cockpit may or may not seal the lazarette from
>the bilge. 
>
>Rainwater gets into our boat if the small seat drains are obstructed in any
>way. Even if the drains are clear, they can't keep up with a prolonged
>downpour, and water backs up over the lip at the lazarette hatch. That water
>will appear in the bilge on Magic Moments within minutes if the boat is
>level. It hasn't been a huge concern, but this year I'll be flattening a 4"
>section of the lip between the lazarette and the cabin floor to allow water
>to run off to the floor drain.
>
>Dennis
>s/v Magic Moments ('87 Rhodes 22)
>
>
>-> original message snipped for your reading pleasure :)
>
>  > In a message dated 7/5/2012 8:03:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>  > jjcampjr at yahoo.com writes:
>  >
>  > Here, on the Bohemia River (Upper Chesapeake) we had a big 
>  > (big) blow last week. Some of the middle east coast is still out of
>power. 
>  > Well, I rowed out to my boat on its mooring yesterday and noticed a list
>to
>  > starboard and bow down a bit. The big blow had apparently blown up the
>lid to 
>  > my lazarette. Three and one half inches of rain went into the opened
>hatch
>
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