Water in bilge

Posted by Glenn Thomson on
URL: http://kelt-sailboat-forum.30.s1.nabble.com/Water-in-bilge-tp7559589.html

Merci. 7.6 Kelt, had her first voyage to new moorage in Nicomekel River.  After about 10 miles water on the floor appeared that had gathered in bilge over keel bolts.....haven't had time to investigate yet but I pumped up about 2 gallons of sea water after sailing/motor assisted travel of about 40 miles. Seems that the movement and duration was the combination that caused most of the accumulation....this is after a power wash, scrape/sanding and new paint 3 weeks ago.  I am thinking that I disrupted old sealant at edge of hull and keel that exposed a path to leak.
Any experience or wisdom....bring it on!
Glenn