Audasea is a 1978 galley model, so there should be some similarity. I can't think of anyplace for water to hide. It's the basic hull, onto which was placed the cabin molding, which consists of port cockpit locker, open space in front of that (which drains into cabin) and forward of that is the galley itself (assuming you mopped up all water below it). Down the starboard side is the starboard bunk, which would be wet and which might be pocketing a quart of so of water, but not much. Forward of that is the bow storage locker. No other dead spaces, except for possibly a bilge, but you could see that. On several occasions, I've cleared the boat out and gone at it on the inside with garden hoses, power washers, etc. Several inches of water inside the boat. Never had any leftovers once I pumped it all out and mopped up the pockets. BTW, once it gets wet, the carpet under the starboard bunk takes forever to dry out. A fan helps. Are you sure you are not leaking a little from the sink drain / hose? On Apr 27, 2009, at 8:58 AM, Andrei Caldararu wrote:
Hello,
due to a silly mistake on my part (I disconnected the sink drain pipe before the winter, and forgot to reconnect it before going sailing) I ended up with the cabin submerged under about four inches of lake water in my 1982 galley model M-17. After a lot of work I managed to drain it all out; from what I can see there is no more water anywhere (looking towards the back, under the benches, and/or forward towards the bow in the area under the sleeping quarters, where the water tank and battery are). However, the following very annoying thing happens: if I drive the boat around for even 5 minutes, water starts collecting in front of the wall separating the storage compartment at the bow from the main cabin (the little wall where the main electrical switches are). And not just a little bit: after thinking that the boat was completely dry, yesterday I took a quarter of a bucket of water out. The water that comes out looks reasonably clean. This makes me think that there is still a large stash of water hiding somewhere where I can't see or reach it. Any ideas where it might be? Perhaps Jerry can chime in, knowing all the nooks and crannies of the boat?
My best guess would be that the water hides in the space between the main hull and under the cabin sole; but for what I was able to see these two form a watertight compartment. Is that true? If not, how can I reach that space? I don't want water to stay in the boat and start creating mold, and surely I don't want my main storage area to get wet every time I drive...
Thanks for any suggestions.
Andrei.
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