My 25, a MK1 HIN 225, has been very dry for the 22 years I’ve owned her. So dry I don’t have a bilge pump except the OEM hand pump in the cockpit sole, and I dry out the bilge with a sponge every 6 months or so. Maybe I’m just lucky.
But on my boat there are small limber holes (maybe ½” diameter) in the bottom inside seam of the lockers under each settee. And that makes me want to ask if your bilge is dry when you take the boat out for a sail? If I had water in the small bilge of the 25, and sailed at an extreme angle of heel (she is fastest with only 15-18 degrees of heel in my experience), some of the water would migrate from the bilge to the lockers. I find it hard to envision spending enough time with the toerail in the water to get water ingress through the hull to deck joint, and a leak between the deck and toerail would let water in during a rain storm. Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk 2 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Sailnomad via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 5:05 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Sailnomad <sailno...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 25 leak I have the same problem too, but it is in the bilge, and does not seem tn be related to heeling or sailing. Ahmet Winthrop, MA C&C25 "Tabasco" On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Hello everyone, I have water in each of the aft storage bins under the settees. When it rains no water accumulates, but when we go for a sail there will be a small amount of water in each bin. After I dry it out, it stays dry until we go for a sail. What I'm thinking is there is a leak in the seal in between the topsides and the hull seam, and sea spray forces its way into the hull on the down wind side. I was thinking that I need to tighten the bolts along the toe rail that hold the topsides to the hull. I've read online that you hold the screw steady on top and turn the bolt underneath. I believe there is butyl tape in between the hull and the topsides. I was thinking of giving each bolt a 1/4 turn. Is my thinking on this correct? Thanks a lot for your help. Mark McMenamy C&C 25 "Icicle" Fort Pierce FL _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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