Cal 2-29 hull breech question

[jbibb]

I mistakenly ran over a king-crab pot buoy and line when I was on a broad reach...14 knots and pretty much at hull speed....went over my hull and keel and thought things were pretty good. The float and line went pretty smoothly over the bow and over the keel...and off, thank goodness, not effecting the rudder or propellor.

Started taking on water soon after....enough to startle me...not a lot and the pumps kicked in...check all thru-hulls and found it to be the hull speed indicator up next to the head raw water through hull under the forward setee. This is from visual verification...but I'm not 100%.

We were on a over on port pretty good seemingly adding to pressure on the paddle sensor. I rounded up and turned the engine on and leveled out up-wind and towards port....the leakage stopped. We put the sails up and tried it again, same leakage while over on port. Continued to motor in.

The boats moored up, leakage seems to be in check until the yard opens up tomorrow to see if I need to put her on the dry.

Can I pull the speed indicator while in the water and are my assumptions correct? I checked all the other thru-hulls...rudder post, shaft gland and they all seem to be fine.

Anybody hear of this and what checks...I'd love not to pull her out so new to the season...but unless I have a creative fix to verify the instrument damage....I won't be able to sleep very well.

So if I pull the paddle out while in the water...how much flow is there and is there a mechanism other than those wood plugs at the ready?

Thanks.


James, SV Thalia

 

[Merlin Clark]

James,
Take a look around the boat, there should be a plug (probably plastic) that fits the hole and locks in (probably a threaded ring). Many people keep these close to the thru hull. And yes, people do pull the logs when not in use to keep them from fouling. You will get some water but if you have the plug in one hand when you pull the log and are ready for it, it won't be very much. A few cups.
The plug ma not look like much, the ones I've seen/had were pretty lightweight.
In the picture you can see the ring for the actual log and that's what I spoke of to hold the log in place. The plug looked kind of like a cup with the open end up when installed.

 

[jbibb]

James,
Take a look around the boat, there should be a plug (probably plastic) that fits the hole and locks in (probably a threaded ring). Many people keep these close to the thru hull. And yes, people do pull the logs when not in use to keep them from fouling. You will get some water but if you have the plug in one hand when you pull the log and are ready for it, it won't be very much. A few cups.
The plug ma not look like much, the ones I've seen/had were pretty lightweight.
In the picture you can see the ring for the actual log and that's what I spoke of to hold the log in place. The plug looked kind of like a cup with the open end up when installed.

Thank you very much. No luck finding the plug. It's an old Swoffer Brand. 1-7/8". I'm going to try to find a replacement.