[Rhodes22-list] Hull Thickness

[John Keyser]

Hi Joe,

I too had a very wet lazarette, and installed a bilge pump there as a precaution. Now, I can report the bilge and lazarette are dry. The main problem turned out to be a crack in front of the centerboard trunk (probably caused by a hard grounding during it's past). When the boat was hauled this winter and spring, using pressure treated wood, fiberglass matting and resin, I reinforced the rib and stringers in that area.

I also suspected that the cockpit drains became overwhelmed by intense rains (seems like they are a lot more frequent these days), and the water was making its way inside by flowing underneath the lazarette hatch cover. This was confirmed by stains left by the water on the rim of the hatch, as well as hanging some paper towels there. To combat this, I installed a product called MD Auto & Marine Rubber Weatherseal around the lip of the hatch.

In addition, a leaky port was sealed.

So far, so good this year. Things are nice and dry.

Good luck with your boat!

John Keyser


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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 10:37 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hull Thickness

Hi Joe,

I hope you view the bilge pump as merely a stop-gap measure until you find
the leak.  Your lazarette should always be bone dry.  If the water is not
coming from a drain hose clog or leak, you have a serious structural
problem.

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 12:38 PM Joe Dempsey <joedempsey at hughes.net> wrote:

> Thanks to all who responded. I ended up using 4200 to mount the base in the
> lowest part of the lazarette. Note: the cockpit drain hose is located so
> that there is not enough clearance between the hose and bulkhead so I had
> to
> offset just enough so I can still remove the pump from the base. Works
> fine.
> For those who have a dry lazarette: Great, wish I did, but I don't. If I
> could find the source I would have corrected it. Hope springs eternal. I
> don't get much, but more than I want to sponge out each time I go out. I
> have replaced both drains in the cockpit seat troughs as well as the hoses
> below. I have a shelf in the bottom of the lazarette which I store my
> anchor
> rode and some other items. I was getting enough water to wet the rode. The
> pump keeps the water down to about half an inch.
>
>