My stern is sitting lower in the water than I think it should be. Here is the background. I have owned the boat for 2 years. Photo of the hail port of San Antonio was taken prior to purchase. Water tank on port side was empty and fuel tank half way. Not much in the way of gear in the aft locker or below in quarter berth.
Photo with Kemah hail port from this weekend. I noticed algae at stern waterline (bottm job 2 months ago). Stern is sitting just above water. Water tank and fuel tank are full. still not much gear in the aft locker (small danforth anchor, dock lines). Also looked at similar year H31's & 34's in my area and they don't appear to be sitting this low on the stern end.
I have a dripless shaft seal so shouldn't be stuffing box related and have not seen any water in the engine compartment and my main area bilge is dry. I have checked thru hull fittings and these are all dry with no signs of leaking. Same for engine water pump/raw water intake and other hoses. Checked starboard compartment for exhaust hose leakage around muffler box and all is dry.
In addition to this, I am now seeing water in a sump area below the step grate in the cabin (and in front of the engine) . I am starting to think these may be related.
Does this appear to be "normal" for H31/34's of this age group? Am I worrying about something that is not a concern?
I am thinking I may have water trapped in some interior spaces and this is causing the stern to sit lower and is now starting to show itself in this sump area. Not sure how it got there and if this is the situation and also not sure how to remove. I have read posts about drilling in the main bilge area but am really uncomfortable with drilling holes in areas I can't see into.
is this typically how H31's sit in the water? any thoughts on what this may be or have any other Hunter owners encountered this situation? Is there somewhere to insert a hose section to a suction pump to pump out water trapped in hidden areas? All comments, suggestions, thoughts are appreciated.
Jerry
Photo with Kemah hail port from this weekend. I noticed algae at stern waterline (bottm job 2 months ago). Stern is sitting just above water. Water tank and fuel tank are full. still not much gear in the aft locker (small danforth anchor, dock lines). Also looked at similar year H31's & 34's in my area and they don't appear to be sitting this low on the stern end.
I have a dripless shaft seal so shouldn't be stuffing box related and have not seen any water in the engine compartment and my main area bilge is dry. I have checked thru hull fittings and these are all dry with no signs of leaking. Same for engine water pump/raw water intake and other hoses. Checked starboard compartment for exhaust hose leakage around muffler box and all is dry.
In addition to this, I am now seeing water in a sump area below the step grate in the cabin (and in front of the engine) . I am starting to think these may be related.
Does this appear to be "normal" for H31/34's of this age group? Am I worrying about something that is not a concern?
I am thinking I may have water trapped in some interior spaces and this is causing the stern to sit lower and is now starting to show itself in this sump area. Not sure how it got there and if this is the situation and also not sure how to remove. I have read posts about drilling in the main bilge area but am really uncomfortable with drilling holes in areas I can't see into.
is this typically how H31's sit in the water? any thoughts on what this may be or have any other Hunter owners encountered this situation? Is there somewhere to insert a hose section to a suction pump to pump out water trapped in hidden areas? All comments, suggestions, thoughts are appreciated.
Jerry
