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Water in the Bilge/Keel okay?
We are still trying to figure out the details of our Endeavour 33.
When I look under the floorboard in the main salon (in front of ther mast), there appears to be a deep area under there. I imagine I am looking into some of the keel area(?). (I remember once hearing a service person tell me it had a "shallow bilge".)
Anyhow, there is considerable water down in there. To get a better look I need to unscrew some floor boarding. I have been intending to do this anyhow as I know there is an automatic bilge pump but I have not actually seen it.
Is this water normal? (I tend to get concerned anytime I see water in a boat...)
Should I go buy a hand pump and pump it out? (I do use the manual bilge pump routinely in the cockpit, but I don't think it services the area I am talking about.)
Looking for some clues- any advice appreciated. Thanks, SaltyPat
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