[Rhodes22-list] Learning how the Rhodes drains

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Correct on the laz, you will have to pump; however, with 18 years of R22 ownership I think I may have had to sop up some water on two or three occasions.  The drains at the end of the seats are to allow the water to channel to the drain at the aft end of the cockpit.  I've only had water come up through that drain a couple of times and that is when you have a great deal of weight (dynamic ballast of guests aboard).  When we have guest aboard and "think" we may syphon water up through the drain, we put a plug in the slot.  You may actually have one of these drain plugs aboard, so check around.  If not, West Marine has them at a very reasonable price. 

I spent a good deal of yesterday working on my motor lift as I had goofed and allowed my electric line, my gas line, and my safety line to become tangled up in the mechanism which broke the composite pice that holds the lifting bar.  One of the things I love about the Rhodes is that I am able to do all of the work myself without resorting to a professional at some outrageous hourly rate. 

We'll splash early next month and enjoy the Florida winter getting in as many sails as possible before next years hurricane season. 

Bob in Stuart, R22 "NoKaOi 3"

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> On Oct 18, 2015, at 1:37 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> The Lark is on the hard, being prepared for winter layup.   Stan had included the toilet owner's manual in the boat, I found it while cleaning.   My model says not to use antifreeze but to remove a couple fittings and drain.  Oh well.   Not hard. 
> As I cleaned and admired the new toy, I noticed a couple inch diameter black hoses draining into the cockpit, aft under the seats by the lazarette .  What is their intended purpose?    I cannot tell where they originate.
> It appears the lazarette is a tub with overflow into the cockpit under the seats.   It appears there is no other mechanism (in water or on the hard) to drain this aside from pumping.   Am I correct?   Is the cabin a third separate compartment to the level of the companionway threshold, or does it have weep holes  to other parts of the craft?   
> On to waxing.  
> 2003 S/V Lark   Alex, Urbana Ohio
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