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Cowman10
Joined: 07 Nov 2022
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City/Region: Gainesville
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Piper Jane
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 Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:11 am Post subject: Water puddle |
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i have a situation that baffles me. My Cdory 22 is sitting on the trailer in my yard. Every day i find a puddle of water accumulated just inside the door. i have emptied the water tank and changed the hoses. There is no source of water left in the boat but yet i still find a water puddle in the same place. I'm wondering if the heavy dew is leaking into the cabin somehow. has anyone ever had this issue?
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ssobol
Joined: 27 Oct 2012
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City/Region: SW Michigan
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C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SoBELLE
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Water puddle |
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| Cowman10 wrote: | | i have a situation that baffles me. My Cdory 22 is sitting on the trailer in my yard. Every day i find a puddle of water accumulated just inside the door. i have emptied the water tank and changed the hoses. There is no source of water left in the boat but yet i still find a water puddle in the same place. I'm wondering if the heavy dew is leaking into the cabin somehow. has anyone ever had this issue? |
It is a fairly common problem. The lowest part of the boat is the aft part of the cabin at the aft cabin wall. In some cases, the aft cabin bulkhead is not sealed properly from the factory. In the case of the '08, the raised flat floor leaves a gap between the edge of the flat floor and the exterior face of the aft cabin bulkhead. The simple solution is to apply a sealant to this gap all the way across the hull. Another solution is to re-glass the joint where the aft cabin bulkhead meets the hull from the inside of the cabin. Sealing the gap from the outside also helps in keeping water from getting under the raised floor if the factory sealing is not complete. |
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Cowman10
Joined: 07 Nov 2022
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City/Region: Gainesville
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Piper Jane
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you for the reply. I will try your recommendations! |
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Foggy
Joined: 01 Aug 2013
Posts: 1521
City/Region: Traverse City; Northern Lake Michigan
State or Province: MI
C-Dory Year: 2014
C-Dory Model: 26 Venture
Vessel Name: Boatless in Boating Paradise
Photos: W B Nod
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Your "puddle" volume was not mentioned.
So, one explanation could be condensation. FL days can be warm, nights cool.
The day's humidity condenses on cooling surfaces overnight forming water
that runs down accumulating on the floor, aft in the cabin, if your trailered boat is
inclined slightly bow up to accommodate bilge drain.
Solution:
1. Increase ventilation in the cabin
2. Use water absorbers (DampRid, etc) in the cabin
3. Move North (there's room)
Aye.
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C-Wolfe
Joined: 16 Sep 2020
Posts: 257
City/Region: Anchorage
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Wolfe
Photos: C-Wolfe
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Foggy wrote: | Your "puddle" volume was not mentioned.
So, one explanation could be condensation. FL days can be warm, nights cool.
The day's humidity condenses on cooling surfaces overnight forming water
that runs down accumulating on the floor, aft in the cabin, if your trailered boat is
inclined slightly bow up to accommodate bilge drain.
Solution:
1. Increase ventilation in the cabin
2. Use water absorbers (DampRid, etc) in the cabin
3. Move North (there's room)
Aye. |
Not too far north because then that same problem comes back.
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