Water in the Hull

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imported_Matt

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I have been sailing the boat really hard all summer and when I went to take it out it was filled with alot of water. There are no leaks in the Hull and to get the water out, I took off the coaming, flipped the boat and most of the water drained out but not all. First, any idea where is the most common area for water to enter if the Hull is good and how should that be repaired. Also how can the Hull be dried out? I've read about the installation of a deck hatch but any details or insights would be great.
 
Of course there is a leak, somewhere!
If you use the Search function, you can find out how to do a leak test with soapy water.

You will also find a lot of info on this forum on how to dry out your hull; this may be the most common problem discussed here.

The installation of an inspection port (deck plate) is also popular topic.
 
Well, unless that’s water Transported in from the U.S. Starship Enterprise – as Wavedancer said – you’ve got a leak somewhere.

Did you notice an extra screw on your deck at the starboard tip of the splash guard. Looks big enough to be something used to hold the boat together or to twist to adjust the carburetor. That is the drain for the innards.

Try these links for the repairs you want or need –
Find a Leak ( http://www.windline.net/proj4.htm )
Install an inspection port ( http://www.windline.net/iport.htm )
Drying your Boat ( http://www.windline.net/project1.htm )

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Matt said:
"... I've read about the installation of a deck hatch but any details or insights would be great..."
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The subject has been widely discussed here, except for the choice of inspection port (deck hatch).

I've been a proponent of the "pop-in" port, but most folks here like the "screw-in" type.

My 76 Sunfish has a new type to me—a "bayonet mount". There's no rubber seal in it, but mounted forward of the daggerboard, it stays dry enough. It's big and also super-easy to open. (One-eighth turn). It's made by "Hoit", if it's still available. *(Just checked, and found no mention of Hoit at all!).

At a yard sale, I happened to buy a rectangular hinged port for a different application. New, they're over $50, but at $5, I couldn't pass it up. Being strong and narrow, it might have made a better choice for the rear port on my Porpoise II, where cutting into an unseen reinforcing structure should have been avoided. Access to the rudder and cockpit areas would have been possible through that single rectangular hole.

One site for inspection ports (near bottom of page), use of epoxy resin, and for goofy D.I.Y. small sailboat building misadventures, here's a site new to me (MiniCup), and a site to at least glance at:
http://home.mindspring.com/~ohara5.0/
 
my sunfish was leaking because of the coaming. thru the rivet holes, water would come up and just flow right in. so i caulked the seam where it hits the deck with a non permanent marine caulk and then caulked the rivet holes as well- something to think about!
 
Porpoise2 said:
My 76 Sunfish has a new type to me—a "bayonet mount". There's no rubber seal in it, but mounted forward of the daggerboard, it stays dry enough. It's big and also super-easy to open. (One-eighth turn). It's made by "Hoit", if it's still available. *(Just checked, and found no mention of Hoit at all!).
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CORRECTION:
I rechecked the name (which is partially abraded on the cover). The name is "Holt and Allen", a product of the UK.
 
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