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leaky boat

Posted by Emily on Sep 19, 2007

Just took my newly completed Chesapeake 17' on a three day trip to Lake Powell. It paddled great, and looks sharp, but at the end of the day I discovered about 2 litres of water in my stern compartment. Not good!

The same thing happened the next two days - there was quite a bit of water in the stern at the end of the day.

Even worse, dark spots have appeared in the wood along the hull (and not just at the stern) that indicate that water is getting through in quite a few spots. I've attached a link to some photos.

I was extremely careful during the sanding process to check and double check for any possible problem spots - filleting, epoxying, etc. The hull has three coats of Interlux paint and the rest has 5 coats of varnish.

A possible problem spot might be the underside of the deck as it was hard to get every spot under there covered with epoxy. But, still, I don't see how water could be entering from underneath the deck. There appears to be no staining of that section of wood.

I thought maybe water was coming in through a leaky hatch seal but even though we were in some rough water it still wouldn't account for all the water that ended up in the stern.

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