Silicone is a perfectly good adhesive/caulk. It's original design was to be
used in compression applications, such as a gasket material or sealer
around pipes. 100% silicone is proper for marine applications.
Rummy
In a message dated 7/13/2012 3:50:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
spreadgoodnews at gmail.com writes:
My cockpit drain fitting was bedded in goopy silicone adhesive. Its ugly
and excessive. This isnt standard is it? I should replace with 3m 5200
shouldnt i?
On Jul 13, 2012, at 3:42 PM, "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:
> At one time I had water leaking in at the thru hull fitting for the
cockpit
> drain on my '81. The level in the laz never rose more than an inch or
two
> when on the hook. When sailing, quite a bit more water was found in the
laz
> at the end of the day. I found that the gasket around the fitting had
> disintegrated over time (30 years).
>> I snugged the nut to the bottom of the laz BY HAND, not wanting to
fracture
> the fiberglass around the fitting nor the 30 year-old nylon fitting. I
was
> able to complete the season without a tremendous amount of water in the
laz.
> During the winter layup I replaced the thru hull fitting, the hose and
the
> two clamps, rebedding both fittings. Never had another problem.
>> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> s/v <- no name -> ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Lowe, Rob
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:21 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] I'm wet (with a twist)
>> Joe,
> There will be some water visible in the cockpit drain when viewed from
the
> cockpit. I'm with Mary Lou in that if you are getting water into the
boat
> with no rain, wind, or heeling; there are two likely places. The
> centerboard housing, which is unlikely if you haven't taken it apart
lately,
> and the cockpit drain. Take a real close look at the hose and thru hull
of
> the cockpit drain hose which you get to through the laz. The hose looks
> like radiation hose with a couple of hose clamps on it. A loose clamp
or a
> worn hose may be an issue. Good luck! - rob
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Joe Camp
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:10 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] I'm wet (with a twist)
>> Mary Lou:
>> There is some standing water I noticed in the deck cockpit drain.
I'd
> never noticed any there before, though maybe I missed it previously.
Sink
> drain looks fine, but could stand a close inspection. Everyone has given
me
> excellent information with which to investigate a variety of causes. I
> suppose, now is the time to make up a checklist and begin to tic off
> possible sources. Tally ho! Thanks to all.
>> Joe
>>>>>>> ________________________________
>> From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] I'm wet (with a twist)
>>>> 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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