"Ree-Yees" wrote:


When you pull the boat up out of the water if its still at a slant and you
take the back plug out all is fine. If you pull the boat up onto a
forward
slanted surface, before you take theplug out you can see a little trickle
stream of water coming into the cuddy area from where it meets the deck
of
the boat. I would assume this isnt supposed to happen and that it just be
a
leak right there from the water that the plug releases. Can I just cauk
that up with something?


I'm a little confused by your description so let me see if I have this
right...

INSIDE the boat there is a seperation between the cuddy area and
back portion of the boat? There is water in this back portion of the
boat? If you pull the boat out of the water and have the plug out,
that water drains out the plug? But if you leave the plug in, then
the water slowly makes it's way from the back portion of the hull
into the curry area?

When you say "deck" I'm assuming you mean the floor area where you
stand and not the deck that is up at the top of the boat?

IF what I've said above describes it correctly then....
Yes, you should be able to calk the area between the back portion of the
hull and the cuddy area to keep the water off of the cuddy floor. Do this
when it is dry.

But that still begs the question, where is the water that is getting in to
the back
area coming from? If it's not much water then it's nothing to worry about.
It
might be just spray or water from getting in and out of the boat - whatever.
A
little water is no big deal. But it it's more than a litttle you want to
know how
it's getting there. Question: If you go out and use the boat for, say, an
hour
with the bilge pumps shut off (but useable if you need them) and then pull
the boat out....how much water comes out?

PS: My first boat was more like one big leak than a boat. I constantly had
to
feed her batteries - even when just setting at the dock - to keep the pumps
running. A bad buying decision on my part. But I learned a lot. Learned how
to
fiberglass. Learns all about batteries, how to wire them up, and lots of
other
stuff not related to the leaks.