Hi Larry
What you call the shoal cavity is really the 'Bilge' on the boat. It is hard to get too, but people have told me that they keep a large sponge in it to soak up water and keep debri out.
Fair winds Bob
Hughston, Larry wrote:
Thanks for the tip. If one were to get creative what would be the best way to keep debris and water out of the shoal cavity in the first place? ----Larry Hull #189
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From: Stanley Winarski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:30 AM
To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
Subject: Re: M_Boats: boom tent
Larry,
Water that gets into that shoal keel cavity gets real stagnant after a while. It takes a bit of contorting to get in there with a sponge but when you see what you get out of it you'll be glad you went to the trouble.
When I first got my boat (new) I took water into the hull through a flaw in that glass layup. I patched it with a fiberglass patch and its been good ever since.
I still get water into the cabin from heavy rains puddling on the sole and seeping under the companionway board. Regularly cleaning the accumulated dirt that collects between the wood and the fiberglass at the sill and drilling a few holes in the wood has helped keep some of the rain water out but that hasn't totally solved the problem.
Stan M-15, #177, Carol II
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