Talk about timing

[Gavi]

It is our niece's wedding day today and we have all of the family staying over. We stayed on Ex Libris last night (our spare room). Awoke to water in the berth... she had a bit of water there when I prepared her, but she'd been untouched for a couple of months and I put it down to rain water down the anchor chain. But, no, it seems we have a leak. The engineers we use are the other side of Chertsey Lock. I spoke with a local chap at Penton Hook but he only does GRP... he's given me the name of someone who can help. On Monday.

Meanwhile, my bilge pump has decided to only have on or off mode, no automatic. So here I go off to the wedding, having moved the boat to shallow water and left the pump running on the principle that a burnt out pump is cheaper than a sunk boat.

Oh joy!

 

[No Regrets]

Crikey!

Shut all the cocks, and tweak the stern gland perhaps?

 

[Gavi]

Crikey!

Shut all the cocks, and tweak the stern gland perhaps?

I suspect it is a leak from one of the bolts that afix the chines below the water line. I had them resealed when we bought her and actually have her booked in to have it redone next month....

The cocks are fine. No water from the bow thruster fitting. Stern gland looks good. water tanks were emptied before the freeze....

 

[rr_123]

Meanwhile, my bilge pump has decided to only have on or off mode, no automatic. So here I go off to the wedding, having moved the boat to shallow water and left the pump running on the principle that a burnt out pump is cheaper than a sunk boat.

Oh joy!

I don't want to depress you, but if the pump burns out you'll have both...

 

[No Regrets]

I don't suppose the pump will matter in that case

Personally, I wouldn't leave my boat if there was water ingress, end of.

 

[dash300]

Do boats sink more slowly the more they fill with water?

 

[Gavi]

I don't suppose the pump will matter in that case

Personally, I wouldn't leave my boat if there was water ingress, end of.

Significant, family wedding

 

[No Regrets]

Hmmm....Boat more significant

No Dash, they tend to sink faster the more they fill with water

 

[Steve Clayton]

Surely "someone" local to/in your marina could keep a "heads up" on the boat?

 

[TrueBlue]

Surely "someone" local to/in your marina could keep a "heads up" on the boat?

Not all boats on the Thames are in a marina.

Gavi is one of the "lucky" ones.....

 

[Gavi]

Good old pump is still working and boat still afloat. I'm off to the rugby....

 

[dash300]

If the drought continues you may not even need the pump.

The last time we had very low water levels a couple of my neighbours had shaft damage from bouncing off the bottom from boat wash. Not a problem if levels are normal; there are advantages to mooring in a gravel pit.

 

[No Regrets]

If he goes to any more events without sorting his leak out, he may well experience shaft damage without the benefit of a drought

 

[Gavi]

If he goes to any more events without sorting his leak out, he may well experience shaft damage without the benefit of a drought

I lead a quiet life

 

[Gavi]

Still floating....

 

[Lazy Days]

Still floating....

 

[bradtarga34]

Did you get hold of your chappie to look at the boat today?

 

[Gavi]

Nope - have got someone else coming on Friday...

 

[boatone]

I am somewhat bemused that your craft should have bolted sections below the waterline

 

[Gavi]

I am somewhat bemused that your craft should have bolted sections below the waterline

Wooden chines were bolted on after she was built. They are sealed and that is what I suspect the problem is. We had her released when we bought her and she is booked into be resealed again once Chertsey re-opens.

Meanwhile I would hope that the skeg will look after her nether regions.