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I recently acquired a 22' Starwind (which I believe may be the same as a Chrysler 22?) and have several projects ahead of me. Most importantly I did a float test last weekend and discovered water entering the bilge at a pace too fast for comfort. The leak was entering the bilge from somewhere forward of the bilge and I'm stumped. I immediately put the boat back on the trailer and removed it from the water.
I didn't notice a drain in the anchor locker but am going to look again next visit. I can't help but wondering if I'm missing a plug somewhere. My 16' Sunbird has a cockpit drain plug but this boat has 2 drains out the back of the cockpit I assume were above water line, but can't seem to find where the water could've entered from. Perhaps I need to do another extended float test dipping her several times.
Any suggestions?
I'm gearing up to remove her from the trailer and put her on stands thinking there may be a problem with the centerboard/keel.
I didn't notice a drain in the anchor locker but am going to look again next visit. I can't help but wondering if I'm missing a plug somewhere. My 16' Sunbird has a cockpit drain plug but this boat has 2 drains out the back of the cockpit I assume were above water line, but can't seem to find where the water could've entered from. Perhaps I need to do another extended float test dipping her several times.
Any suggestions?
I'm gearing up to remove her from the trailer and put her on stands thinking there may be a problem with the centerboard/keel.