Thank you Joe...I"ll try the coat hanger trick today (or as soon as the storm we're having in Sarasota passes)
--Reuben
Reuben Mezrich
cell: 410-499-8922
Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston

On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 2:25 PM jpd9668 <jpd9668 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Those are good points. Be sure to check the two 1-1/4" hoses in the
> lazzarette from the corner drains to the thru Hull openings in the transom.
> You mentioned the CB gasket, which I believe is your primary culprit, given
> the amount of water. You said the nuts you could reach seemed dry. Without
> removing the companionway step, which includes the settee, its nearly
> impossible to check. Take a coat hanger wire or dowel and fasten a folded
> up paper towel and probe further back. It will soak up any water on top of
> the gasket.  There's a good chance the gasket could be dry rotted unless
> you know it's history.I find it hard to believe, unless you've had a
> monsoon that you got that much water from topside.Joe DempseyTrojan 42
> MYM/V VoyagerFormer Rhodes22Former Rhodes22Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S23
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> -------- Original message --------From: Todd Tavares <
> tavares0947 at gmail.com> Date: 12/15/23  11:13 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: The
> Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re:
> [Rhodes22-list] Water in the Cabin Reuben,I  may just be echoing what
> others have said.The lazarette is not sealed off from the cabin bilge by a
> bulkhead on anyboat I have heard about. I think Stan commented once about
> this last yearor so when I asked a question about it. What you may see when
> you lookforward in the laz, under the cockpit, is the back of the poured
> inexpanded flotation foam. It may or may not have been glassed or tabbed
> downto the hull, but water will migrate down through the foam into the
> cabin.The older and dryer the foam gets it seems, the faster water will get
> tothe bilge.Some boats have some sort of pipe cut in half lengthwise and
> laid againstthe hull under the foam, like hollow stringers, forming two
> tunnels sowater runs directly from the laz to the bilge.But clogged seat
> drains, and rain water flowing over the lip into the lazis the most likely
> cause of such a large quantity of water in a short time,unless you find a
> leak at the CB cap or at the cockpit aft drain thru-hullfitting.Some owners
> have also noted the (garden) hose that connects the centerboardcap to the
> cockpit gutter, through which the CB pennant runs is not alwaysconnected at
> the top/gutter fitting. This would be a very slow leak.These are the first
> places I would look.And if the seat drains are still the small ½" ID ones,
> I'd suggestenlarging those fittings to 1" ID.I also made screens from white
> plastic house gutter guards that fit intothe drain pockets. The enlarged
> drains along with the screens haveeliminated water in the bilge even when
> stored uncovered under an oak tree.Todd TOn Thu, Dec 14, 2023, 3:18 PM
> Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>wrote:> This morning a friend
> called and said my boat was sinking...When I got to> the boat there was
> about a foot of water in the cabin (it was up to the> bottom of the
> cushions) and the boat was hanging from its lines (it was a> very low
> tide)...I borrowed a pump and got most of the water out...checked> the two
> through hulls for the head and the one in the lazerette and no leak> seen.
> inspected the top of the centerboard trunk and no evidence of a leak> at
> any of the visible screws on top (hard to see the two at the> furthest
> aft). There still appears to be a slow leak. There was also water> in the
> lazerette but the lazerette seems to be separate from the rest of> the boat
> and no idea how the water got there...There hasn't been much rain>
> lately..boat was dry on Monday, which was the last time I checked it...>
> We're having some storms here in Sarasota and the TowBoatUS guy says we>
> really can't tow it till Tuesday>> Any thoughts on where else to look for
> leaks. I haven't put any holes in> the boat..haven't gone aground> Its a
> puzzle>> --> Reuben Mezrich> cell: 410-499-8922> Pelican Cove in Sarasota
> and Back Bay, Boston>
>