[Rhodes22-list] Bilge Water

[David Bradley]

I was getting leaks through the cabin roof where the chainplates come
through and attach to the shrouds.  Silicone caulk cured the leak.

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> David,I have the same experience with water in the bilge after going
> through rough seas.  Last time I had the boat on the trailer and was
> driving through town and the automatic bilge pump was pumping water out the
> side!  I usually just pump and sponge out the water and it's OK.  Lately I
> have just been leaving the water in the bilge and it seems to dry up on its
> own while the boat sits on the trailer.  Have never determined where all
> the water comes in but I suspect it may be the hull to deck joint.  If you
> figure it out please let me know. Would also be interested in your report
> from Oriental.  That is one place I would like to visit - with boat of
> course.BK
>  > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:15:27 -0400
> > From: chsyhkr at gmail.com
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bilge Water
> >
> > Well Friends,
> >
> > We took our first significant trip in our Rhodes from Southport, NC up
> the
> > Cape Fear to Wilmington.
> >
> > On the way back down I had to make a call between fighting tide all day
> or
> > riding the tide and dealing with some headwinds the last 5 miles into
> > Southport.
> >
> > The Cape Fear runs due south from Wilmington making a turn to the SW at
> > Snow's Cut in the ICW.  At this junction the wind really picked up, dead
> > ahead, and we motored to Southport.   The last few miles the falling tide
> > and head winds were at odds created serious chop.  We were taking quite a
> > few shots over the bow.
> >
> > After cleaning up and over nighting at Southport Marina, we took the boat
> > out and over to the storage lot to clean up.  The carpet was wet, so I
> > removed and looked in the bilge, which I had only checked once before in
> > the 10 months we owned the boat.  It had about 4 inches of water, which
> > after pumping and dumping equaled 10-12 gallons.  We removed most
> > everything from the boat and left her open with the front scoop taking
> in a
> > nice NE dry wind.    The lot owner will close her up later this week, no
> > chance of rain, but we are both watching the forecast.
> >
> > I plan on going back in a week, cleaning up a bit more, and putting most
> > things back.
> >
> > Questions-  any thing else I missed doing to protect the boat from mold,
> > ect.?  Clean up with some bleach and water?  Where did the water come
> from?
> >  A friend says from gaps in the deck and hull toward the bow.  I can see
> > some spaced behind the white trim moulding.  Is this a winter project?
> >
> > I do not plan on sailing in such conditions again.  The Cape Fear is
> > notorious this type of roiling chop.  Besides we are headed up toward
> > Oriental in the fall to test those waters......
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.
> >
> > By the way,  it was a great trip otherwise...
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > David B. Craft
> > Greensboro, NC
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