water inside hull
 

a question for anybody in the know. I have a 1974 full transom 23 footer.I've noticed that after a good rain water collects between the outer hull and the first step in the full inside the boat, under the deck. Is there a leak in the scuppers at the corner of the transom and the deck?
Does anyone understand what I'm talking about?

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Peter, are you saying that water collects against the outside stringer? If thats the problem than you must have had the drain tube glassed over in a repair or that drain may be clogged. Each stringer should have a drain a couple inches forward of the transom to get that water down to your bilge pump [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Taste the water. I bet it's fresh water, either from rain or a washdown. Mine gets water there from the (4) side vents located on either side of the hull. The water 'should' drain into the bilge, via a hose through the stringer, for that exact purpose.

However, those hoses can and will get clogged very easily, especially with the older hull - not letting the water drain into the bilge and therefore collect.

On my boat, I keep (2) large sponges in that area anyway ( I have an i/o, and this small amount of fresh water goes thru the drain hose well, but gets 'pooled' near the motor beds - just a little - I did not want to cut a hole through the motor bed just to drain a little water ! )

The sponges are almost always bone dry, but sometimes there is some water there. No biggie.

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NICE bilge, Scott!

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Scott, where's the lazer pointer? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Otto ...Your Buddy with the "Action Power Grip" [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] seems to like it !! Now where's that "Inspector"



Finny... details details ....here's your Laser pointer [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Hoser...

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Water inside the hull? How'bout pee inside my pants........

Too funny [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]