John, Check out some of Connie Benneck's remarks in the MSOG archives on that pesky leak thing. He had a similar problem and managed to fix it. Finding the leak had something to do with filling the boat with water, lying on your back and working through a six pack of beer, IIRC. Apparently yours is not an isolated problem. I have the same thing: a few cups of water in the lockers under the V-berth and in the small lockers nearer the companionway. I have the beer, but haven't got around to the rest yet, so I wish you the best of luck with the project and hope you will keep us informed of your progress. Cheers, George Haiku, M15 #385 On Apr 12, 2009, at 7:12 PM, John and DesAnne Hippe wrote:
Hello All,
I have begun a little refit of my M-15. Today I jacked the boat up and set it upon a temporary support of 6X6" on cynder blocks. Then I took out the centerboard so that it can be repaired and faired. I will also be repairing the keel as it has struck rocks a few times (oops). I have a leak that I hope to stop. The leak seaps into the lockers in the cabin which renders them unusable for anything that requires a dry space. During this time I will also sand off the antifouling paint and repaint with something a bit more pleasing to the eye. Lastly I hope get the trailer repainted as it has become quite rusty.
I have posted pictures of the refit so far at h ttp://picasaweb.google.com/JDHippe <http://picasaweb.google.com/ JDHippe>.
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