Steve, Any chance the boat was trailered in a rain? I've had water creep in under the slider. Do you have a vent that could have allowed some leakage?
Steve P Sojornen M15-159 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:28 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Welcome aboard > > Stan wrote: > >>My inner liner was very "tender" in that area and > tended to crack when stepped on. > > YES! I noticed that same thing -- the floor seems extremely thin there > where the porta-pottie sits. In fact, that's why it is so immediately > apparent that there is water in there -- because the moment you step on it > you can hear and feel the water sloshing inside -- kind of like a little > waterbed. > > Are you saying that water may have actually seeped through from the inside > of the cabin, through small cracks in the floor? It is true enough that > this boat was kept, at least for the last year, outside in the elements. > (Covered by a tarp but still.) > > If there IS a leak I'd like to find it this winter so I don't lose any > sailing time next season. > > OK, here's the question for ALL you experienced M15ers out there: do I just > pump out what's in there now and wait and see what happens when I put her > in the water next season? Or do I perform the dreaded > "fill-up-the-hull-with-water test" as soon as possible? > > PS: OK, Stan, point taken. My lovely bride does have a name. It's > 'Debra' and she's kind of shy, so go easy on her. > > Steve & Debra > Chicago, IL > M15 #152 > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
