Hi John, Sounds as if you found the leak, even if it wasn't in the C/B trunk area. If you pressurize the hull and then have water coming out through the crack in leading edge of the keel, that's pretty good evidence that you have located the water entry point. Connie John and DesAnne Hippe wrote:

I have continued with my refit. If you recall one of the issues is water infiltrating my hull and filling my storage lockers in the cabin. Well I followed Connie's suggestion and sealed up the cabin and pressurised it and then put high-tech bubble stuff on the likely spots trying to find where water was infiltrating my hull. No luck. Couldn't find a leak anywhere -- no signs of bubbling. Interestingly enough, however, water did come out at the leading edge of the keel where there is a crack. I had opened this up a couple weeks agon and water had drained out but had stopped. Today it resumed -- after I pressurized the cabin. Never got any bubbling -- but the water was coming out. Go figure. Anyway my plan is to epoxy up all the cracks I can find and hope for the best.

I also sanded down the centerboard -- lots of dings from over the years. I will re-fair and paint this. I have also begun taking the old, ugly bottom paint off. Nasty work that. Fortunately I have a good respirator. Lots of blue dust flying around -- I ended up looking like a smurf afterwards...

I have also received new standing rigging that I ordered from Jerry. Now I will feel more confident in heavy weather -- especially when up on Lake Superior with my two daughters.

Will keep you all informed of the progress. I will take pictures later.

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