"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:46:21 -0400, "C."
wrote:

Is it common for boats to have water in the bilge area almost all the
time?
I mean, you turn on the bilge pump and pump it out, then a few hours
later
you look and there's some water down there again...

Should it be bone dry? Or is it more often than not a fact that some
water
will end up sitting there?



I guess if your boat leaks inside or outside, it will be wet.

Mine is bone dry, but few boats I have seen are as dry.

Depends on the boat too......older boats with drip packing on the shaft will
always have a little water in them. It also depends on the type and
location of the bilge pump.