In Rick's 1/8/08 post, he mentions: "However, sometimes a small amount manages to find it's way into the bilge." I believe that is the same thing I asked about in this 12/28/07 post under "Re: A Leak HELP! While on a lovely late-December sail, fine westerlies, air and water both about fifty degrees, I left "Wanda" (Navico TP-10) on watch and went below to answer that lady's call. It was then I noted a trickle of water running down the vertical midship support between the bilge and bridge deck. Where is it coming from? How can I stop it? My first M15 "Joy" used to accumulate water in her bilge after a good sail, and I never did find the source. Now I have a clue, but not the solution. Who does? "Rejoyce!" awaits the voice of experience." Of course that water winds up in the bilge, and can't be water that came in from the cockpit. So where does it come from? Now there are at least three old M15s (my #264 "Joy", Rick's #337 "Bluebird", and my #361 "Rejoyce!") that have this mysterious appearance of water in the bilge. How does it get there? HELP! .--.-. | ( ( )__ \ _ / (_, \ ) ,_) | -== (_) ==- -'--`--' /|\ / \ / | \ | ^^ / | \ / | \ ^^ /361| \ / | \ / | \ ^^ / | \ ___/____| \ ______|_ \ ___ _______/ ==== \___\___/ | “MONTGOMERY 15” / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~^~~^=~^~~-=~^~^~=~^~=~~^~= ~^~=~~^=~^~~^~^=~^~-~^~~^~= ^~=~^~=~~^~~=~~=~^~=~~^~~^~^^ John Butler - First M15 was #264