I have 282 sailfish. I have noticed under the aft double berth area has good mount of water filled. Is it normal to that area filled with water? I'll say good amount of water about 2-3 bottled water and not big amount of water that pump can't suck up...
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Sailfish 282 under the aft. double berth area question.
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GradyGEO
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I have a 272 and due to the shape of fairbody line (keel line) of the hull, water will settle in the forward bilge first. The hulls on our boats are the same, but the weight distribution between the two boats may be a bit different.
On the 272 this area is approx. between the aft end of the V-Berth and just forward of the aft berth. It annoys the heck out of me. I use a hand pump to get it out through the inspection hatch that is located in the deck. The hatch is pretty much even with the head entrance. It's not enough water for the pump to suck out, but believe it or not it amounts to approx. 3-4 gallons.
It is always good practice to make sure that nothing is leaking, but by the sound of it, and my experience, it is probably residual rain water getting in. The anchor locker is the culprit on my boat.
On the 272 this area is approx. between the aft end of the V-Berth and just forward of the aft berth. It annoys the heck out of me. I use a hand pump to get it out through the inspection hatch that is located in the deck. The hatch is pretty much even with the head entrance. It's not enough water for the pump to suck out, but believe it or not it amounts to approx. 3-4 gallons.
It is always good practice to make sure that nothing is leaking, but by the sound of it, and my experience, it is probably residual rain water getting in. The anchor locker is the culprit on my boat.
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jekyl
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It's really only since the advent of glass boats and outboards that we have come to expect a dry bige.
Most older boats with prop shafts will have some leaking into the bilge.
Having said that I think Grady's continued use of the anchor locker emptying into the bilge is flawed especially if batteries or bilge pumps die in a moored boat.
Also where i sometimes anchor we have a lot of fine mud that sticks to the anchor despite cleaning. Then it dries and water pushes it into the bilge........
Most boats here would have the anchor locker sealed from the bilge,and a drain overboard so you can flush everything in there without anything ending up in the bilge. Only downside is the potential for a stain on the outside....
Most older boats with prop shafts will have some leaking into the bilge.
Having said that I think Grady's continued use of the anchor locker emptying into the bilge is flawed especially if batteries or bilge pumps die in a moored boat.
Also where i sometimes anchor we have a lot of fine mud that sticks to the anchor despite cleaning. Then it dries and water pushes it into the bilge........
Most boats here would have the anchor locker sealed from the bilge,and a drain overboard so you can flush everything in there without anything ending up in the bilge. Only downside is the potential for a stain on the outside....
richie rich
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Grady also has a few internal drains that don't make the side of the hull, but rather empty into the bilge like a center live well...thats where my 252G emptied into
richie rich said:Grady also has a few internal drains that don't make the side of the hull, but rather empty into the bilge like a center live well...thats where my 252G emptied into
Really? Mine looks like it was in a drive by shooting with all the holes in the sides. The only drain that goes in the bilge is the cabin drain. The shower has it's own sump and the port transom (storage?) box rain rutter drains to the deck.
richie rich
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Really....I didn't even know until I pulled the tanks and main bulkhead out for replacement and peeked inside under the cockpit area and saw the hose just sitting there.....my side drains are used for the closest areas only, ie the sink, the cooler box, and the 2 fish boxes/seats on each side. I guess they didn't want to drill a hole through 2 sets of stringers so they went down into the bilge instead.