Leak at keel joint

Hello!

I think we have the same problem.

This is the second winter, while having the boat out, we find water leaking into the well. Last summer, before taking the boat off, we empty the water tank. We installed a tarp to cover the cabin. I do not think water is coming into from the top, hatch openings or so.

As we pumped the water away and dried the spot with a cloth we verify that the water seemed to leak from the Kevlar sandwich. Is it possible? Maybe, rainwater is getting from underneath the rubber bumper which “seals” the joint between the hull and the deck and leaking all the way down in between the sandwich to the well?? Could anybody advise?

Thank you very much.

 

I guess I'm not as crazy as they said I am. When I dry dock my boat for the winter, I swear water weeps from the fiber overlap on the hull floor near the keel well. I mop the water weekly. By Spring the weeping has completely stopped. Someone said that it might be water collecting under the holding tank behind the engine and working its way thru the fiber to the well. I have not seen any ill effects. I will monitor more closely and keep her as dry as possible. john