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[David Nolte]

Got out (finally!) for the first time this season over the weekend.

When I left, all sections of the bilge under the main salon were bone  
dry. When I'm not on the boat I leave the floor section bilge covers  
off and I have a solar fan in the main cabin hatch that keeps the  
bilge dry.

After sailing and then motoring for about 2 hours we anchored and I  
checked the bilge and found 1" - 3" of water in all sections under  
the main salon. I noticed while we were at anchor that the float  
switch was activated at least once and moved some water out.

When I retuned home the next day, I hand pumped and emptied 5 buckets  
of water out of the bilge. Water seemed to be seeping in from the aft- 
most opening, around (but not through) the tube which I believe  
drains the reefer.

I've checked all through-hulls and inspected everywhere I could think  
of. Everywhere is bone dry. No moisture around or below the engine or  
the shaft. I just took the boat out and motored around for about half  
an hour.  A couple times I noticed a tiny bit of wetness coming in  
around that aft hole.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any ideas where water could be  
coming from that would drain into the bilge from that opening?

BTW, This will be our second full season with the boat. We love it.  
And this list is great. We keep the boat in Cattail Creek, on the  
Magothy River, which is on the Chesapeake, one river north of  
Annapolis. We're in the same community as Scott Thompson (Surprise  
#653), whose boat is about 100 yards from us.

David Nolte
Beach House #4
(the oldest boat I've seen on this list!)