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| TonyOlsen |
Posted - 04 Aug 2017 : 20:26:43
as a novice boater (Norman 20) and the first time I've ever owned a boat..... can anyone tell me why water app. 2 inches in six weeks, keeps appearing in the stowage space at the bow of my boat?
1. should I be worried
2. do I need to get the boat out of the water
ollie |
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| TonyOlsen |
Posted - 18 Aug 2017 : 21:45:55
I believe I have found all the leaks, thanks for the advice
ollie |
| df |
Posted - 16 Aug 2017 : 08:15:53
Chalkdust is a good way to find where water has been coming from but if from behind the headlining it doesn't round it down much, at least you know it's not a hole in the hull though.
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| Florian |
Posted - 15 Aug 2017 : 23:43:50
I cover my 23 roof with a small tarpaulin to keep her clean, stops rain collecting in the bow from the windows as already mentioned. Best wishes Florian
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| cliveshep |
Posted - 05 Aug 2017 : 05:18:48
Almost certainly deck-fittings unless you have a crack in the hull somewhere allowing water to seep in.
Norman 20's are always down at the nose, the only thing correcting that trim would be a load of weight aft or an inboard/outdrive engine.
So any and all water getting in will head for the bow via drain holes in the bulkheads.
So it could be leaking from the outboard well via cable/steering cut-outs - or over the well - wind blown rain.
Hood - wind driven rain can easily get in side screen panels to hood or coaming or windscreen, the laps are very small and in the case of the side windows only about 15mm so no problem for wind-driven rain to get in.
Deck-fittings - cleats, fairleads all take a fair bit of strain and the mastic can harden up over times. If you remove them do use a non-setting mastic and BOLT them down with an inside backing plate, screws will rip out.
Grab-rails - most people never look at grab-rails but thos can let water in too if they've been pulled about.
Windows - the classical leak syndrome is windows, especially side windows. Dependant on what model Norman you have they'll either be set in a "H"-section rubber extrusion with a triangular filler to lock them, or bolted with special screws and an inside frame trim.
Both types can leak through the glass seals, either because the drains are blocked in the sliding parts, or because the seals are perished on the fixed parts. In the case of the first - clear the drain slots, in the 2nd you might be able to rake out some of the perished material and gun it with silicone.
Ditto front windows.
Giving all areas a good flooding should show the culprit(s).
2 inches in the front, bearing in mind it is a "V" section really isn't a lot of water. You should in any event keep bedding/pillows etc in black bags to protect from bilge water and damp air.
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| Mad Harold |
Posted - 04 Aug 2017 : 22:12:51
The most likely cause is rain leaking in at the deck fittings.
Get your wife to lie with her head in the bow,and hose the foredeck.If you can't use a hose where you are,just chuck buckets of canal water over the foredeck.You may have to keep at it for a little while because it sometimes takes some time for the water to percolate through [it took about fifteen minutes with mine].When you hear a howl from inside you will know that the deck fittings are to blame.
Remove the deck fittings [easier said than done] and use proper marine sealer and replace. |
| IanM |
Posted - 04 Aug 2017 : 22:08:59
Hard to say without more info but it's most likely rain water.
Check your canopy and your windows for signs of leakage. |
