Evening everyone, after a summer racing Mondial and participating in the North American's we (thanks Dave!) have managed to fix most all of the critical issues on her. However, one problem remains and I am having the damnedest time figuring it out. Underneath the engine bed, where the motor rests and you can see straight through to the relief cutout and into the bare hull there is a small but persistent leak. I had the boat pulled out three weeks ago at Muller Marine and they fixed major voids in the bedding for the shaft shaft strut, shaft log, and keel. However, to my great frustration, as soon as the boat went back into the water it began to leak again. The yard also pumped high pressure air into the engine bed to listen for escaping air around the hull, to their surprise they could not hear anything or see any bubbles. The leak itself fills the bilge completely in about two days and overflows in three, which in itself is a very annoying, but not a catastrophic issue. I think it started this spring after overwintering in our slip. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
