So I just spent all spring fixing up a '76 that I bought cheap last fall. I did some minor scratch repair and painted the boat. Finally I got to go sailing for the first time this spring. I was out for a couple of hours, pretty light conditions, absolutely no waves or excitement of any kind. There was only a tiny amount of water in the cockpit around the bailer, maybe a cup or so.
But then, when I got the boat back on the trailer, I opened the drain on the stern and and a LOT of water came out. Like, really, a lot. Probably 1/2 a gallon, maybe more? It just kept coming out, for what seemed like forever.
Is it possible I would get water in the hull from the bailer? I don't have a great understanding of how those things work, and it's the only place I can think of that could be leaking. Except for maybe the stern drain itself?
But then, when I got the boat back on the trailer, I opened the drain on the stern and and a LOT of water came out. Like, really, a lot. Probably 1/2 a gallon, maybe more? It just kept coming out, for what seemed like forever.
Is it possible I would get water in the hull from the bailer? I don't have a great understanding of how those things work, and it's the only place I can think of that could be leaking. Except for maybe the stern drain itself?
