Tony, I am a bit perplexed by your "problem". I have a 1977 M-17, it will ship water into the cockpit well back thru the drain only if I am overloaded in the stern (ie 2-3 heavy persons) I solved the problem by putting a seacock on the cockpit drain line which I keep closed except when sailing in heavy weather or when it is raining. Is your drain exit below the waterline? Have you checked to see if the drain hose has a loop that is above the waterline? The fact that the well drains when you're sailing leads me to think you may have a loop. Regards, Arnold Sharpe, M-17 #265, "LITTLE BREEZE" in Brownsville, Oregon On Nov 6, 2008, at 12:21 PM, E. Tony Reed wrote:
I have a new M 17 which I keep in a wet slip. It seems to keep around 2" of water in the cockpit when sitting in the slip. I don't store the motor on the boat nor do I have any stores on the boat. Of course sailing it drains. Is this typical. Also, I put the boat in the water for a short period of time to get a water mark for bottom paint again with no stores on the boat. Once the boat is loaded will that water mark change. I just want to make sure I get the bottom paint on correctly.
Regards,
Tony Reed
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