Surveyer question

[ex-admin]

We have a Hunter 31 that we are thinking of selling. We had a survey done for our own records to fix anything so we do not have any surprises. The boat is hauled and is sitting with the stern low. The surveyor picked up moisture in the hull behind the keel in the areas where the holding tank and fuel tank are. With the grid system design of this Hunter and there are no blisters -- what would one do if this was picked up as being wet and I am sure it is not?Aric

 

[ex-admin]

Questions

Aric, I have a couple of questions first. I am going to assume that there has been not long standing water there. How long after the boat was hauled did the surveyor use a moisture meter? What does the keel/hull joint look like? Is it tight to the hull? A small gap is okay but anything larger could allow water intrusion. Is there a bilge pump in the same area. That could be be pulling water by a capillary process into the hull. And this may sound wierd but black bottom paint might casue a high reading because of all the carbon and graphite in it. If possible take the bottom paint off down to the hull and try another set of reading in that area to see if you still get high readings.We can try to start there and continue on.Charlie