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"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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"Denis Marier" wrote:

I have had a sailboat for 24 years and never had
a bilge full of water. I wonder what could exactly be the cause
of this
water accumulation.

Rain leaks (duh)

Quite common for cockpit drains to block with leaves. On many
designs the cockpit then overflows down the the gangway . . .

JimB

Another possible source, especially in heavy rains, is rain going down
high tech masts with lots of internal penetrations for lines. I have
been warned about this with my J/100 in spite of my cover.

harlan

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To respond, obviously drop the "nospan"?

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:40:23 -0500, Harlan Lachman
wrote:



Another possible source, especially in heavy rains, is rain going down
high tech masts with lots of internal penetrations for lines. I have
been warned about this with my J/100 in spite of my cover.

The masts don't have to be high-tech...about 90% of my bilge water is
in the sump immediately forward of the mast, and 10% is from the
stuffing box. When I don't run the boat and it rains for several
hours, I get very little in the "aft" bilge, and a few litres in the
forward. It's just coming straight down the mast and dripping off the
step.

R.