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Hey Peter,

But you see, water keeps pulling on you!

Camiel

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for joining me on this discussion. It is of great help to me. On the other hand it worries me. Should I really bother? If I would like to fix the problem in a decent way, it's a hell of a job. Maybe not this year then. The problems Shannon is talking about sound familiair; we have the same problem with wiring from the mast. We also had water coming through from the place where we have two winches on top of the cabin, but I was able to fix that problem.

Also, when we are into some rough sailing (> 6 bft), water is coming in through alongside the bolts where the stayes are fitted to the deck. Once it's springtime, I will attack these points one by one.

This winter, we are also working on the shaft of the engine; we are replacing the bearings and also place a (I don't know the english word for it) special grease-barrel to lubricate the shaft. By doing so, we hope to get rid of any water entering the bilge via the shaft.

So you see Shannon, i fully agree with you; a boat should not leak, even if it are just drops of water. And I would like to be able to store my beer in the bilge without it getting wet and all greasy.

In Dutch there´s a saying:

A boat to buy, is to work till you die. Free translation from Dutch: Koop een boot, klus je dood.

Greatings, Camiel

Hello Stephan,

Thank you for the reply.

Wow, you did some thorough redecorating stuff. That must have taken losts of time (and money).

We just finished the placement of a new ceiling in the front as well. Instead of wood, I used Trespa; a very tough composite, which is inert to water. And it looks already great. I will go to our ship on thursday, and make some pictures of it.

Conceirning the deck moulding: I think I actually don't want to know what's behind it. As long as it can stand the weight of two adult, it's fine with me.

By the way, can you tell me the name of your ship?

Greetings, Camiel