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Water Under V Berth? Water in side & forwardbilges; Reply...

2008-07-01; 11:48:06 EDT

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2002-09-17

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I just had another thought. The time that I laid Rum Runner over on her  side 
while under sail, water did come into the cabin over the deck. With the pop  
top in the lower position, it could allow water to enter the cabin. With 80 
mph  winds, it could also just blow in. The pop top isn't sealed tight to the  
deck.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 7/1/2008 11:44:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
R22RumRunner at aol.com writes:

Andrew,
Speaking from first hand experience, I can assure you that  when laid over,  
the sink drain is indeed in the water. I do not know  if it would allow water 
 
into the cabin because it would depend on  the height of the sink at that 
angle. 
My guess would be that the water  came in from the hull/deck joint. It's an 
easy  thing to fix. Once  again, it's been covered many times on this list, 
but 
if you  can't  find anything in the archives, I will be glad to repeat the 
instructions  I  got from Sir Stanley.
Another source of water could be your water  tank. It has an air valve that  
could let water out when laid over.  Do you know if the water in the bilge 
was  
salt water or fresh  water?????

Rummy


In a message dated 7/1/2008 11:00:47 A.M.  Eastern Daylight Time,  
engineerpac at gmail.com  writes:

Rob

Backflow through the sink is possible as it is open,  but the  increased
flotation when the flare is in the water would  probably still  keep the drain
at some height above the   water.

Andrew



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