Recent content by Linsy

Great suggestion, Doug. The boat was last in the water on Sunday. I cleaned her inside and out for winter storage all day Monday, and as of 4pm Monday, there was still water drops near the hull crack. I'll keep an eye on it the rest of this week, and if there's still water drops come the...

Do you know what material is on the other side of the hull, below the deck? And does that material absorb water?

Hard to answer that question, other than to say to my knowledge, sinking was not a possibility. There was, however, enough water between hull and deck, to trickle through that "plug" in the vertical sidewall in the engine bilge compartment, which is how I first noticed something was amiss. So...

Thank you for the encouraging posts, and suggested guidance. Should I be concerned about any damage to the material(s) between the hull and deck? I've read many posts that suggest there is flotation material behind the damage to my hull, between the hull and deck, though I've been unable...

I own a 2004 Sea Ray 200 Sport. I keep it in a valet rack at the lake, and over the course of a few weeks, I had noticed a trickle of water flowing into the engine compartment from the edge of the plug used to close the hole in the deck where the blown-in foam flotation is installed on the port...