Hey Reuben,
What Patrick says. Were your batteries OK?  Ponce dry and then paper towel dry the bilge then lay out some TP squares and check every hour or so.  I know easier said than done as you guys have a lot of rain right now. If your seat  drains get plugged from those overhanging trees, it overflows into the laz, then into the cabin.

Chris G.
Xenos

On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 6:54 PM PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rueben,
> In nearly all of our boats water in the lazarette can migrate slowly to the
> bilge.  Unlikely that that much water came through that path but as I
> posted a few weeks ago, check the hoses that funnel water from the cockpit
> seats through the lazarette to the stern.  On my 1989 the flexible hoses
> were cracked/brittle and just taking all the water from the seats into the
> laz.
> Patrick
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 3:18 PM Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > This morning a friend called and said my boat was sinking...When I got to
> > the boat there was about a foot of water in the cabin (it was up to the
> > bottom of the cushions) and the boat was hanging from its lines (it was a
> > very low tide)...I borrowed a pump and got most of the water
> out...checked
> > the two through hulls for the head and the one in the lazerette and no
> leak
> > seen. inspected the top of the centerboard trunk and no evidence of a
> leak
> > at any of the visible screws on top (hard to see the two at the
> > furthest aft). There still appears to be a slow leak. There was also
> water
> > in the lazerette but the lazerette seems to be separate from the rest of
> > the boat and no idea how the water got there...There hasn't been much
> rain
> > lately..boat was dry on Monday, which was the last time I checked it...
> > We're having some storms here in Sarasota and the TowBoatUS guy says we
> > really can't tow it till Tuesday
> >
> > Any thoughts on where else to look for leaks. I haven't put any holes in
> > the boat..haven't gone aground
> > Its a puzzle
> >
> > --
> > Reuben Mezrich
> > cell: 410-499-8922
> > Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
> >
>