Re: Water in bilge - 2001 Seaswirl
Since fresh water does far more damage to wood then salt water, I make a pretty serious effort to keep it away from the stringers... (unless the seaswirl is one of the newer "woodless" designs.)<br /><br />at one point I couldn't stop fresh water getting in, so I poured half a bottle of salt down the gaps to soak in... (I was working on the boat at the time and had it all apart when it started raining).<br />(was a dumb idea, but seemed wise at the time and probably didn't hurt anything.)<br /><br />If there is wood down there, try and stop the leak...<br /><br />get a mate to put the host to it to simulate rain.. then go a searching see if you can find where its running down.. do you have inspection hatches?? <br /><br />I know nothing about yank boats.. my floor has hatches all over the joint.. so its easy enough to see at what point water is running down the inside of the hull...<br /><br />I got tired of blocking rainwater leaks in the deck hatches, so I put a tarp over it for now..
<br /><br />All I can think of for testing the seal, is to load up the front of the boat to lift out the stern enough to get the seal away from the water and let it sit, see if it still gets water in the bilge... (there is probably an easier way.)<br /><br />regards<br /><br />Franki
