J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Dewatering Aft Bilge - Need Advice

This is the age old problem discussed in previous posts. Apparently the J/30 design contains a molded section filled with vermiculite in the area between the removable deck board (main center bilge) and the molded area under the ladder that supports the Yanmar. If you get water under that area, it does not freely drain forward to the main bilge section where the bilge pump is. It is not readily accessible unless you are a contortionist and can reach forward using the cutouts in the molded section below the engine mounts adjacent to the engine oil pan.