My wife and I bought our first boat in November, a '92 Hunter 33.5. It's a boat we had sailed on many times previously and when the prior owner decided to go bigger, we bought this. We're currently getting it ready for our first season of sailing and plan on having it in the water next week.
As I was cleaning out the bilges, I noticed something that to me seems odd. In the first picture below you see a shallow bilge on the right, towards the bow, and the main bilge towards the stern. When I started there was a little bit of water in each, which I vacuumed out.
In the second picture of forward bilge, you see a drain hole. I thought I'd pass a rag through there to get any remaining water and crud out of there, but to my surprise it does not drain into the main bilge. I can stick my finger in the drain and feel that there is quite a bit of water in there. Looking in the main bilge (3rd photo), you see that the drain hole doesn't pass through.
Any thoughts on how I would be able to get that water out and clean up the space?
As I was cleaning out the bilges, I noticed something that to me seems odd. In the first picture below you see a shallow bilge on the right, towards the bow, and the main bilge towards the stern. When I started there was a little bit of water in each, which I vacuumed out.
In the second picture of forward bilge, you see a drain hole. I thought I'd pass a rag through there to get any remaining water and crud out of there, but to my surprise it does not drain into the main bilge. I can stick my finger in the drain and feel that there is quite a bit of water in there. Looking in the main bilge (3rd photo), you see that the drain hole doesn't pass through.
Any thoughts on how I would be able to get that water out and clean up the space?