But there is no gelcoat under the v-berth where the majority of
this water is standing. I will not have the luxury of a warning. Since
the water stands just forward of the mast, I have a fear of the mast
dropping through a soft spot in the hull, swamping the boat.
I should explain that this standing water is coming from rain
and condensation. My boat is docked in a marina, year 'round,
uncovered. I get standing water without ever sailing, so it is not the
old leaking CB trunk issue.
Since I cannot mop it up every time it rains (it is an hour
drive, one way, to the marina), I need to find another solution:
1. continuously running fan / heater to aid in evaporation
2. find some way to make a liner in the unlined low spot
3. bilge pump (doesn't seam to make sense, my boat doesn't have
a bilge per se)