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Default fibreglass hull bilge

Hi

I have just got my first fibreglass hulled boat (14 FOOT HALF CAB) and it
appears to have a large leak into the underfloor bilge. After about 4 hours
on the water I have about 4 gallons or more of seawater come out of the
bungs. I have looked under the boat and beyond normal looking scratches in
the gelcoat the only breaches of hull integrity are the front metal centre
strip running back under the hull fixed with screws. I have silicaned this
but with no reduction in bilgewater.

Any other ideas I may have missed?

Cheers

DJ


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