I'm new to this site and am still trying to find my way around.
We have a brand new Bav 31 Cruiser, launched October 2008. We have had quite a few teething problems, most of which are being attended to by the dealer.
However, our latest problem is salt water in the bilge in front of the engine bay. The floor is screwed down, so it's quite an effort to get to. When the boat first went in the water, the dealer found salt water in the stern and had it resealed - great. We thought that the water may have been residual from then, so dried it up and wait and see. But no, there is more there now. We think maybe it's coming in under the toe rail at the join of the deck to the hull. Anyone got any ideas?
Also for those with freshwater in the bilges, we found that water follows the stern shower hose down, so you have to have the hose lower than the hole it comes out of. Also we have a loose rudder stock (will be attended to shortly - Bavaria in Sydney say that's okay), and water comes in through there if it rains or when you hose down.
I thought the idea was to keep the water on the outside!
We have a brand new Bav 31 Cruiser, launched October 2008. We have had quite a few teething problems, most of which are being attended to by the dealer.
However, our latest problem is salt water in the bilge in front of the engine bay. The floor is screwed down, so it's quite an effort to get to. When the boat first went in the water, the dealer found salt water in the stern and had it resealed - great. We thought that the water may have been residual from then, so dried it up and wait and see. But no, there is more there now. We think maybe it's coming in under the toe rail at the join of the deck to the hull. Anyone got any ideas?
Also for those with freshwater in the bilges, we found that water follows the stern shower hose down, so you have to have the hose lower than the hole it comes out of. Also we have a loose rudder stock (will be attended to shortly - Bavaria in Sydney say that's okay), and water comes in through there if it rains or when you hose down.
I thought the idea was to keep the water on the outside!