Before and after pics of water under cabin step
 

Look at the before picture and it looks probably like a new boat. The after picture looks horrible. I pulled the step off so I can clean/paint underneath and clean it all up. Think I can use a mild mold/mildew remover in there?
After I vacuumed the water out Sunday night I went back the next day...the puddle reformed! :mad: I "think" I soaked up most of what was there. It kept leaking in from the forward part of that compartment.
I haven't busted my detail guy's balls yet because I just wanted to get this cleaned up. I also noticed what felt like dampness in the compartment under the sink. I'm wondering if maybe I have the dreaded windshield leak after all :(

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maybe your detail guy took the water hose on your carpet to really clean them, then vacuumed what could be vacuumed but the extra water went in your bilge... Do you think it could be possible?

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I have no idea at this point...anything is surely possible.
One of the weirdest things though, is the compartment at the forward part of the "lounge" area, under that seat cushion. There's no obvious way for water to get in/out...no holes, no plugs, nothing I can see. Yet it had almost 3 inches of water in it...water that got in, but couldn't get out.
I've got to take a look at the water tank and see if that might have sprung a leak.

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Where do you store the boat? Outside or inside? have same problem with my 311.

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Nowadays it's stored outside. Very rarely do I not have at least the cockpit covered, and I verified yesterday that the cover goes well over the bottom of the windshield, preventing leaks. But if it's got a leak, all it takes is one time. Not to mention all the washdowns after a day on the water.

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My 357 does the same thing. I think my leak is from the forward lifting cleat causing this. I still have other leaks to take care of also.

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I can't make my text smaller, so think of this as a whisper-

"windshield screws, search the Force Luke, that's it,..........windshield............screws......... ....screws..........scre............sc............ .....s.....................


:D :p

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Yes Ted, it's the Formula Force that got me here! :D Remember when I was looking at 272s and insisted on having small blocks? Look at me now :evilb:
OK, so I was thinking about your windshield screws this weekend and actually lifted up the edge of the weatherseal. I only lifted the edge and didn't see any screws, so I'm guessing I've got to pull the seal altogether, and then I'll see them? Will I be able to get that seal back in there, or am I s......sc......scr.....scre....screw...screwed? :D :p

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Hmmm,15 years of Florida sun on that vinyl strip........

50/50 chance I'd say.

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nose up as hi as you can get it seem to help alot for me. I live in seattle just a little rain.

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Ted, did you just reinstall the strip when you were done? Can you push it in with a window screen tool or something?
I'm thinking in addition to siliconing the screws, I might run a bead of clear silicone under the seal after reinstalling it.

Found the leaks on my 292sr1
 

I had the same problem, and the water was coming from two places....When the boat was in the water, it was leaking in around the wonderful thru-hull drain for the useless icebox. I took out the old thru-hull, used 5200 around the hole, put in a new thru-hull and then plugged the fitting from the backside. I removed the drain hose completely because I just use the icebox for storage. I figured that would solve my problem, but as it turns out, that isn't the only place it was leaking. When my boat is on the trailer, it leans nose down a bit. Well, I didn't put my full mooring cover on a few times and the rain soaked through my cockpit cover and puddled up in the front of the cockpit. From there it leaked around a few of my snaps and voila! it ended up under the step. Needless to say, I've sealed my snaps and I always put my mooring cover on no matter what.

Check the seal on the hatches. I had a similar problem with my 311. Had the hatches pulled and found a driver bit lodged under one of the hatch seals.

Water can get throught the docking lights if you happen to stuff the bow in a freighter wake ... so I learned the hard way. Drenched and ruined an amp I had mounted in front of the upolstery panel in the nose.

Water can also get in through the deck/hull bond if the screw holes are stripped or the bonding agent has broken. I would pull the screws and thru-bolt with a sealer on the threads.

I also found water geting in through the the fittings for the bow rail on my 357.