Harry
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA
>All,
>
>Some time ago, the liner of Wind Shadow cracked around the keel trunk. This
>allowed water that either sloshed in from the keel, or creep through the
>crack of the hatch to go right through. My suspicion is that there may have
>been some water in the bilge before, it froze, therefore causing the crack.
>Anyway, the crack has been sealed, but the water that gets in the bilge seeps
>up through a small hole under the mast support post. This water will not go
>forward enough for me to sponge it out of the fwd compartment, nor will it go
>aft enough for it to drain from the transom plug. Bottom line, I can't get
>to it by 'normal' means, but I know it's still there.
>
>Has anybody seen what's under the liner? (centerline in the cabin) I am
>thinking about installing a drain tube, similar to the one on the transom in
>the cabin floor, with a tube attached, going to the lowest point in the
>bilge. This way, I can either pump it out with a water pump (if it were to
>ever get water in it again), or even shop-vac it out. The boat sits on the
>trailer 99% of the time, and I don't know that I want to consider a second
>bilge plug on the bottom of the boat. I'm open for suggestions..
>
>Cheers,
>
>Russ de Ment
>Silverdale, WA
>
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>
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