OK, so I scored a super sunfish free by the roadside last year, worked on it this spring, and thought I had her sealed-up, but no. Took it out on a windy day and collected a bunch of water in the hull. Thing is, I added an inspection port between the centerboard trunk and splash guard, and a drain-plug on the transom, but even after getting small amounts of water out of those spots there’s still a bunch hiding out in the hull. You can hear it sloshing and feel its weight when you tilt the boat side-to-side. BTW, I built a ramped boat stand, so the boat is entirely out of the water, and tilted down toward the bow (and transom drain).
I beached it and tried using the “official” sunfish drain on the deck, but still nothing came out. I suspect that if I flipped the boat upside-down on sawhorses again it would come out that way, but where could the water be hiding??? I wouldn’t be opposed to adding another inspection port, if that would help me locate the water (and address the leak), but where to put it?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated- thanks!
I beached it and tried using the “official” sunfish drain on the deck, but still nothing came out. I suspect that if I flipped the boat upside-down on sawhorses again it would come out that way, but where could the water be hiding??? I wouldn’t be opposed to adding another inspection port, if that would help me locate the water (and address the leak), but where to put it?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated- thanks!