v berth getting wet while towing

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muleskinner

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C Dory Year
2006
C Dory Model
25 Cruiser
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Clara
Recently I have had some water in my forward cabin after towing my boat , a 25 ' cruiser, during a rain storm. Would this be caused from : water coming in windlass / anchor area, hatches not adequately shut, or what ???

Appreciate any suggestions on what / how to determine the source of water.
 
We had that problem on Raven Dancer, our dealer pulled the hatch and replaced it with a new one. He said the old one was not sealed correctly. No problems since he replaced the first one.
Dave.
Raven Dancer
 
was water just on cabin floor or were bunks wet?
 
The V-berth hatch in Journey On leaked during a rainstorm. When we were parked, on the trailer and sleeping. Judy spent the night discussing the situation with me. The factory pulled and replaced that hatch. They did those things then. No more leaks. Don't know why it didn't leak when we were going through chop; nor why they didn't just reseal the hatch. However, it hasn't done it since.

Boris
 
The water was located under the matress in the v berth. I had a small amount of water on the floor of the cabin.
 
muleskinner":rt5nv92u said:
The water was located under the matress in the v berth. I had a small amount of water on the floor of the cabin.
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With water under the mattress, I would suspect a leakage around the rub rail in that area. If it were the hatch, I would think the mattress would be wet on top, too. Try putting some talcum powder or toilet paper on the sides of the v-berth - this will give you an idea if water is coming down the sides in that area.

Other 25s in your era had problems with the area under the rubrail, especially around the head, resulting in water on the cabin floor. I took the rubber off our rubrail and resealed all along. It was a two day project, but we've had no water since that time. I found the rubrail had been moved or removed, and there were holes that were not filled (from the factory).

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
I can't imagine why you were out when it was raining as if it wasn't raining it wouldn't be leaking - clearly this is a user error as you shouldn't take a boat out where it can get wet.

But, on a serious note, from my experience from when I worked on RVs, if there is a leak near a vent, then you had better pull the vent and reseal it as it is the likely culprit. Most of the time, the mystery leak simply goes away. It is the first thing I would check I were you.
 
would you please inform me what the procedure is to remove the rub rail. I will take your suggestion of putting something on the walls, and directly under the front hatch, then I will spay the front section of the boat to try and determine where the leak is occuring.

Thank you again for all of the suggestions!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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