Merit 22 owners

[Los]

I just make a large loop under the lower shrouds. As soon as the mast is up and forestay connected the loop falls down when you loosen the main halyard.

Hi Digger1. If the loop falls down, do you somehow put it back up when lowering the mast? or do you use the jib halyard or something? Interested.

 

[Los]

3. No bilge I'm aware of, but access port forward of the keel.

Good answers from Digger1. I would add that when I had Pressure Drop slipped for a couple months, I would routinely get water under the rear left seat that I mopped out with a rag from the access. When I sailed her hard, I also got water under the forward seat that I mopped out with a rag. It seems like these two areas are isolated and that the forward leakage came up from the trunk somehow when heeling hard under a fresh breeze. I am trying to figure this out as well. I recall a post somewhere where someone said the Merit 22 is prone to leakage and you should have an auto bilge pump. I do not know where this person located their bilge and will be tracking replies for insight.

 

[RussC]

When I sailed her hard, I also got water under the forward seat that I mopped out with a rag. It seems like these two areas are isolated and that the forward leakage came up from the trunk somehow when heeling hard under a fresh breeze. I am trying to figure this out as well.

Water does tend to come up the trunk whenever you're moving and the keel is even slightly raised. I made a gasket out of thick neoprene and glued it under the keel cap to cure that.