[Rhodes22-list] I'm wet (with a twist)

[Goodness]

I vote for through hull,.....or hull to deck joint.
I had a mysterious leak on a montego 25.  Turned out to be a cracked rudder tube, only leaked when sailing, bone dry at the dock!
I found it with talcum powder!!!



On Jul 12, 2012, at 11:20 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> Hmm. No rain, not much wind or did you have rain up there? If not.... 
> What do you have for through hulls? Check the aft cockpit drain. The 
> tube for it goes through the lazarette. Check your sink drain 
> fittings though that is above water and only ships water on a heel 
> (water will get into the boat if the drain hose is loose and the boat 
> heels). The only other culprit that I can think of is the centerboard 
> housing but if you haven't had it apart recently and it didn't leak 
> before, it's unlikely to leak now. I suppose it's possible that water 
> is still running into the low spot from when you got swamped.
> 
> Good luck in tracking it down.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 09:07 PM 7/12/2012, you wrote:
>> Hi Gang:
>> 
>>     You may remember, in the last episode, Joe had faced the 
>> heartbreak of a wet boat.  In this installment, he reports that, 
>> despite pumping and sponging water, more seems to replace what has 
>> been removed from the bilge.  It's not a flood, but it keeps 
>> showing up when he goes to the boat or sails.
>> 
>>     What culprit has gained control of circumstances?  Is the boat 
>> afflicted by an unseen crack in the hull?  Is there some hiding 
>> place from which water seeps? How long will our hero have to battle 
>> the errant water?  Is he just a rube being cruelly played by the 
>> forces of nature?  The only way to find out is to discern the 
>> answer yourselves and help the hapless Joe.  So, break out your 
>> decoder rings and solve this problem. Then tell Joe (in a non-coded 
>> message) what the hell is up with this.  Until next time, Rhodes Rangers!
>> 
>> Joe Camp
>> s/v John Dawson
>> Earleville, MD.
>> 
>> P.S.  Who is the red hulled Rhodes on a mooring at Bohemia Bay 
>> Marina?  I see you there.
>> 
>> j
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