[Alberg30] Water in settee lockers

[Bill Blevins]

Has anyone solved the problem of water in the cockpit settee lockers short of fixing the toerails?

On my boat, it's different than described so far in this thread - but I think people are describing the parts inside the cabin too.

In the cockpit lockers, there is a v-shaped "shelf" about 4 inches deep, angled down towards the side of the hull and water collects in the forward trough of this v. The only way to empty it is to sponge it out or heel the boat and let it run into the bilge.

Can a small drain hole be drilled in the bottom of the v in the forward part of this shelf and then sealed with epoxy to allow that water to flow on down into the bilge if it starts to collect?

(Now that I've put my 7000lb. fuel tank back, this solutions comes up! Darn!)

I think that this may have been the original question too. Good question. Sounds like several of us don't want to dig into the toerails this summer. It's on my next winter project list though.

Bill Blevins
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On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at 05:58AM, John Allen <galleon at shaw.ca> wrote:

>Yep:)
>
>I gave up and attached a plastic V channel along the edge where the 
>fiberglass ends both in the main cabin and fwd bunks with tubing leading 
>to the bilge.  This has done the job for years.  I'm not about to remove 
>toe rails etc. to find a million leaks, although no one wants water 
>soaking into wood and rotting structures sometimes I take the easy route 
>and cross my fingers.
>
>Skybird, #522
>
>richard.hazlegrove at wachovia.com wrote:
>
>>After heavy rains or prolonged sailing with water and spray on the rail I
>>get a small amount of water that collects in the bottom of the lockers.
>>This is on the newer style interior.  I assume it is dripping down the
>>interior of the hull to the lockers.  Not much but enough to be an
>>annoyance.  There is no way for it to drain since it collects where the
>>inside of the hull turns at the vertical support for the settee.  I would
>>like to figure out if it could be fixed to drain into the bilge rather than
>>collecting until sponged out of the locker.
>>
>>Has anyone dealt with this problem.  I know I should rebed the rail but it
>>really does not present any other problems and I am not ready to take on
>>that job just now.  Can a small hole be drilled that will allow the water
>>to drain.  Any suggestions.
>>
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