The carpet is glued down.

I think you are talking about the intakes for a/c from the lake. Those
are already closed, so I don't think it is coming from there. Those
are in the engine compartment and there is no sign of excessive water
in there.

The hot water tank was emptied as was the whole water system.

Is the surface under the carpet fiberglass? I think it is time to
call somebody as this has been going on since winter storage.
Potentially, could they have damaged the boat taking it out/putting it
in the water? It is lifted out with a huge forklift-type truck with
rubber over the fork.

"Mike C" wrote in message
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The carpet is glued down.

I think you are talking about the intakes for a/c from the lake. Those
are already closed, so I don't think it is coming from there. Those
are in the engine compartment and there is no sign of excessive water
in there.

The hot water tank was emptied as was the whole water system.

Is the surface under the carpet fiberglass? I think it is time to
call somebody as this has been going on since winter storage.
Potentially, could they have damaged the boat taking it out/putting it
in the water? It is lifted out with a huge forklift-type truck with
rubber over the fork.


If that turns out to be the case, I'm sending you a bottle of bourbon. I
hope I don't have to.

"Mike C" wrote in message
oups.com...
The carpet is glued down.

I think you are talking about the intakes for a/c from the lake. Those
are already closed, so I don't think it is coming from there. Those
are in the engine compartment and there is no sign of excessive water
in there.

The hot water tank was emptied as was the whole water system.

Is the surface under the carpet fiberglass? I think it is time to
call somebody as this has been going on since winter storage.
Potentially, could they have damaged the boat taking it out/putting it
in the water? It is lifted out with a huge forklift-type truck with
rubber over the fork.


Are you getting water in the bilge, with it getting so high as to be wetting
the carpet? Other than rain or water splashing into your boat I can not
think of a scenario that would cause the carpeting to get wet without the
bilge filling up with water.

Get it out of the water and have a pro check it out. As Chuck said the
likely sources are the outdrive bellows or through hull fittings.

There is water in the bilge mid-cabin and the small storage spot under
the table. The carpet is in between these. From what I can see, there
is a channel that runs under the carpeted area and these 2 are
connected.

The water in the bilge area is not much, maybe 1/2 inch (below what
triggers the pump). I don't think it is coming directly from there as
the carpet on the wall is not wet as high as the opening to the bilge
compartment.

You are right as to water splashing/rain filling the bilge. Maybe by
sucking all the water out with a vac and watching to see if it refills
it will give me a better idea. Since there is about 1/2 inch the bilge
won't take out, it is hard to see if it is refilling. There should be
no splashing as I am in a slip that is protected. The cockpit area is
covered so there could be some rain water, but it would be minimal.

To put this in context, the water system is empty because the people I
paid to winterize my boat didn't. After getting it to my slip in
spring, I went to flush out the anti-freeze and there was nothing but
water in there. It caused my faucet/shower head to break off, hot water
heater to leak, pressurzing pump to leak, a/c intake filter to break,
and shower drain inline filter to break. Originally, I thought that
this stuff leaking was the cause.