Deano has the answer but, also, the original mouldings were sold at various stages of completion and received lots of very different fitouts. The term a "standard Norman" is an oxymoron (if that's the right term?)
Hi James im in the middle of doing my norman 23 had the same problems with the windows for the amount of water coming through them they may as-well not been there so i completely removed the window and frame and re sealed them to the boat. check the rubber seals inside the frame arnt cracked and perished if they are replace them. i re sealed the frames to the boat using plumbers mait it non drying sealant that will compress between the frame and boat making it water tight put pleanty around the inside of the frame and when it is tightened it will squidge out filling all the gaps. n just take off the excess. dont try and silicone the leaks this just looks a mess and wont last long someone tried this with my boat took me days to clean it all off and it didnt really work I have a few solutions to some other problems you'll prob encounter maybe not conventional but work well and look good especially if your on a budget.
Hi firewalker29 thanks for your response, yes i am currently trying that so hopefully that will work, il report back if thats resolved the issue. Also there is alot of water at the very front tip of the boat under the fiber glass seating / bed area any thoughts to where this could be coming from?
On "Hunky 'B'" I had some water seepage through one of the pulpit rail mounts and one of the fairleads. What was more surprising was that a leak on the cold water tap (pumped) found its way to the front of the boat if the trim was bow-down. As you are in the process of restoration you water supply might not be operational but it does show how water can travel around during the bilge.
Wow I love a good debate so to add to this myself i think it's a mk11 with a different window configeration because of the moulding above the rear sliding window.......I LOVE THIS SITE.......
James, the water in the bow under the locker might just be water that got through the windows or wherever the water is getting in and seeping it's way to the front. On my 20 when i bought it i had the same, every time i baled it out it kept returning until i had a prod around with some stiff wire and found drainage holes in cross members under that locker. As soon as i cleared the holes it gushed out about a couple of gallons and after baling that out never returned. The water in my case came from the boat being stored ashore before i bought it and the canopy had come away at the rear and let in loads of rainwater.
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