You might also want to check your thru hull fittings. I recently had the same problem and it turned out to be port thru hull fitting that was leaking. 

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> On Sep 28, 2019, at 3:01 PM, Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Chris, I did just check out the hoses and although old and brittle I
> did not see any evidence of a leak. Looks like it must be the centerboard
> gasket. I'll do a little research on how to replace that. MM
> 
> On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 7:54 AM Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
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>> The sink hose and lazarret hose should be easy to inspect and test.
>> Sometimes the centerboard cap leaks and the gasket would then need to be
>> replaced.
>> 
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>> On Sep 28, 2019, at 7:45 AM, Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com<mailto:
>> mitchpadl at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Well, I bought my Rhodes 22 (1990) about a year ago and finally got it out
>> for the first real sail yesterday. After reading Thomas's post I felt I had
>> been wimping out waiting for the perfect conditions! anyway, the original
>> forecast was 10 - 15 but of course it was a steady 20 with gusts higher.
>> The boat sailed great (mostly with just the mainsail) however upon
>> returning to the ramp and loading the boat back on the trailer I noticed
>> the carpet wet in the cabin and pulled it back and looked in the sump area
>> and it was full of water. After bailing about 10 gallons we took the boat
>> home and now need to figure out the problem. Hopefully someone can direct
>> me on how to troubleshoot. The boat was heeled over quite a bit for most of
>> the time so wondering if water could have been forced through the sink
>> drain and the other opening since I would imagine the hoses to those are
>> dry rotted on the inside. Thanks for any suggestions! Mitch
>>