Re: [Paddlewise] Heavy Brittish Heavy leaking aft compartment

Bill:

Thanks.  I will try the hose replacement first.  I'm a bit disappointed
because I just bought the boat from the dealer, who must have known it was
leaking... it was sold to me as a new boat.

Robert

>Robert - you may be right about the skeg hose leaking. The commonest place
>for an aft compartment leak is, of course, come component of the skeg box.
>
>Strangely, the box itself is a more common place for the leak to occur than
>is the hose or its connections. This happens most often when someone has
>tried to push or pull the boat into the water (stern toward the water) with
>the skeg not fully retracted.



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