No, mine stays dry. I'm wondering why your drains are below the  
waterline. How about putting some weight forward?
--Gary
On Nov 6, 2008, at 1:37 PM, E. Tony Reed wrote:

> Thanks Gary...Any thought on keeping the cockpit drained will  
> sitting in the
> slip..Tony
>
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> Hyde
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> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Question M 17
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> I'd suggest not putting bottom paint all the way up to the water  
> line, since
> waves at anchor tend to wear it away. Keep it lower so that you can  
> scrub
> the waterline and slightly below without scrubbing the bottom paint.
>
> --Gary Hyde
> 2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2'
> We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails.
> Sailing is like "African Queening" thru life.
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2008, at 12:21 PM, E. Tony Reed wrote:
>
>> I have a new M 17 which I keep in a wet slip.  It seems to keep  
>> around
>> 2" of water in the cockpit when sitting in the slip.  I don't store
>> the motor on the boat nor do I have any stores on the boat.  Of  
>> course
>> sailing it drains.
>> Is this typical.  Also, I put the boat in the water for a short  
>> period
>> of time to get a water mark for bottom paint again with no stores on
>> the boat.
>> Once the boat is loaded will that water mark change.  I just want to
>> make sure I get the bottom paint on correctly.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tony Reed
>>
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