The yard mentioned that they removed and replaced wet core around the shaft log. Fortunately the bilge pump hose has been replaced, about three years ago if memory serves correctly. After a couple of days sitting in the
EYC docks it looks like there is not nearly as much water in the bilge as before the repairs. I am going to let it set for a week or two without use, as my packing gland leaks quite a bit when under full throttle, I should probably tighten it down some more. I also had several bags of ice in the ice box, so the melt water will mask the slow leak for a day or two. Muller's thinks that there was leakage around the bilge area into the core and that water pressure was forcing the leak through the core and into the engine bed area, where it leaked into the actual bilge.
The air pressure was done by sealing off the engine bed rail, which in my boat has a hole in it to allow access to the engine rails bolts with heavy-gauge tape and then using an air compressor to pump air into the bed.
