Accumulated water
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:38 pm
Good morning, All.
I am the new owner of a 1966 O'Day DSI, #12796, Class 2264
The boat had been sitting out on a mountaintop in Idaho for years. It had ~3 inches of water and ice in the aft interior. After thawing it out and bailing out the water, I opened the drains under both seats. Water just gushed out !. Water also came out of the forward plug in the cuddy.
So my first questions are: how did all that water get into the seats? What damage would it have done, and how could I identify any damage?
Also this - I have read in a couple of places that some DSI's had a two layer design in the aft, and that there is a void under the sole. Is that true?
Any help is very much appreciated.
I am the new owner of a 1966 O'Day DSI, #12796, Class 2264
The boat had been sitting out on a mountaintop in Idaho for years. It had ~3 inches of water and ice in the aft interior. After thawing it out and bailing out the water, I opened the drains under both seats. Water just gushed out !. Water also came out of the forward plug in the cuddy.
So my first questions are: how did all that water get into the seats? What damage would it have done, and how could I identify any damage?
Also this - I have read in a couple of places that some DSI's had a two layer design in the aft, and that there is a void under the sole. Is that true?
Any help is very much appreciated.