[C38] Leak at the toe rail?

[Patrick]

Does she sail faster heeled over that far?
Patrick

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> On Aug 30, 2015, at 6:20 PM, EarthLink <saintpeg at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
> We have an onboard issue that has just come to our attention - looking for some input.
> 
> Rory likes to take IRIE out for the Wednesday night beer cans, which is all well & good except that during these friendly but competitive races, she often gets heeled over far enough to put her toe rail in the water. There must be a leak somewhere between the hull & deck b/c we are getting water under the stbd settee. We only noticed because a couple of blocked weep holes in that locker kept the water from draining to the bilges, & the stuff stowed inside sat in it long enough to start rusting. We haven't established if the same thing happens when she is heeled to port.
> 
> So, we seem to have a leak at least on the starboard side. My guess is it's at the join of deck, toe rail & hull, though at this point we don't know for certain.
> 
> What do we do now? My thought is, first of all, shoot some water at the area in question to see if we can pinpoint exactly what is going on & where; but after that, we are at a loss. My suggestion of never heeling her over that far might work when I am on board, but likely won't in the heat of battle. It certainly doesn't do anything to fix the problem.
> 
> Any & all thoughts on this are most welcome...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Peggy & Rory
> #231 IRIE
> San Francisco
> 
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