I'm at a complete loss for ideas on this and would like to ask the group for some suggestions.
I have had my C&C 33 mkii for 6 years now. There has always been a small leak in the bilge, i.e. water is actually seeping in through the forward bilge wall about half-way down. The bilge is about 2 feet deep and starts about a foot aft of the mast step. The PO had a grounding a couple of years before I bought the boat. About 2 years after I bought the boat I brought it to Bristol Marine and had the mast step reinforced (this was a know problem with 33's) and they also dropped the keel and then rebedded it. This work stopped the seeping, but it re-appeared a couple of years ago. I sanded and applied barrier coat around the keel stub joint and the keel stub. This seemed to help, but the water ingress would start again about a month or so after launch. I, and several others, have inspected under the boat after haul-out and none of us have seen any sign of moisture, cracks, C&C smile, etc. It looks perfect. The amount of water is small. Maybe a pint glass every 2-3 weeks. One boat repair guy suggested that I re-bed all my hatches. I didn't understand that at all. I suppose the putty in the keel stub could be compromised. But I still don't understand how water is getting in there. Any ideas on the source of water?? I suppose I could just apply some glass to the inside of the bilge, but that doesn't really solve the problem. Should I drill into the forward end of the bilge to drain the water and then inject some sort of epoxy mix? Thanks in advance for your consideration! Mike Atacama, Toronto
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