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Mark Cooper - Caribbean Soul
More on the leak. Apparently, it's coming from the ballast tank; but only when the boat is leaned over (not just heeled while sailing; but when you step on the side rail to get in or out of the boat. I discovered the source of the water because of the distinct smell of bleach- which I added to kill off the bad odor from the ballast tank. My second revelation came after mopping up the water and waiting and watching for 30 minutes without a drip. Then I left the boat and got on the dock to check something on my neighbor's boat. When I got back, there was a tablespoon or so of water on the port side of the boat between the (get a load of this description) forward most settee storage bin and the storage bin beneath the V berth. No sign of how it got there- no drop or stream of water. It was just there. Then I went topside and stood on the side of the boat for 5 minutes. When I went back down, there was a bigger pool of water and it had started to run into the V berth storage.So where does it come from? Is there a vent hole somewhere under the cabin sole between the cabin sole and the ballast tank? I worried about maybe the thru- hull bolts that secure the centerboard may be leaking; but, as I said, it is definitely ballast tank water.