Reuben:

Finding leaks is a PITA. The best way I found was to tape paper towel around any areas that are suspect. Any leaks will show on the towel.

Graham Stewart
gstewart8 at cogeco.ca

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Reuben Mezrich
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 5:26 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Leak at the bow....where to look first

Roger, Rob and Mike
Thanks for the good suggestions. I'll start by taking off that cosmetic
piece of wood at the bow and see what's behind. If nothing is loose I"ll
have someone aim a hose at the bow while I"m inside watching in the hope
that I might actually see where the water is getting in.
I really do hope I don't have to rebed everything.
Probably won't be able to do this till the weekend..I"ll report back on
what I find

Reuben Mezrich
Pelican Cove in Sarasota
Cell: 410-499-8922


On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 5:15 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Reuben,
>
> I would check the bow eye. The wood backing block usually rots and the eye
> loosens up. Sometimes just lifting the boat using the bow eye will cause
> the eye to loosen as the wood compresses.
>
> Also, you may want to re-bed the bow pulpit rail deck fittings, chocks,
> etc.
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> I’d rather be sailing :~)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Reuben Mezrich
> Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 4:08 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Leak at the bow....where to look first
>
> As I mentioned a week or two ago, I installed a Marinco 3" Day/night solar
> vent at the bow, using the hole already in place for the anchor locker. It
> installed easily, seemed to work fine but a few days later we had a heavy
> rain and the next day the forward tips of the forward cabin cushions were
> wet. I removed the vent, replaced the deck plate, installed a new gasket
> under the deck plate, applied a generous amount of RTV silicone to both
> sides of the gasket and reinstalled the solar vent. The next day (yesterday
> actually) I used a hose to rain water on the forward deck, aiming at the
> solar vent for about 6 minutes and when I checked below everything was dry.
> I checked again in an hour and it was still dry.
> This morning there was about a cup of water, maybe two cups of water at
> the bow. There was no water in the tray that serves as the anchor locker
> and which is directly under the solar vent. The vent itself was dry as was
> the ceiling around the vent. The walls were also dry. I dried the water
> with a towel and a few hours later a small amount of water seemed to be
> seeping under a triangular piece of wood at the very  bow of the boat (see
> attached photo). I haven't removed that piece of wood yet but I'm pretty
> sure I'll find the bolts from the chain plate at the bow for the jib stay.
> My feeling now is that the solar vent was never the source of the leak but
> I've had a small leak for a while but never noticed because I never had a
> reason to go up to the very front of the forward cabin. As it turns out the
> bottom of the cushions, which are rubberized are stained, giving evidence
> that the leak is likely long standing.
> Those bolts would be my best guess as the source of the leak but I'd look
> forward to suggestions as to where else I might look.
>
> Its always something
>
> --Reuben
>
>
> Reuben Mezrich
> Pelican Cove in Sarasota
> Cell: 410-499-8922
>
> >
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