HELP Flooded cabin Baja 40 Outlaw
 

Covered the cockpit 4 months ago with cabin door closed. Open today (prep for Desert Storm) to find 5" of stagnant water and mold growing on the upholstery.

Pumped out and removed the cockpit entry step to find a compartment filled with water and a floating bilge pump
This is my 3rd Baja. 1st one with a sink, bathroom/shower 2004 40' Oulaw in what was pristine condition. Maybe the water tank broke and flooded?

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Was it stored nose down? Any water else where? Might be cleats drains if rained hard that filled the bottom?

Was it in the water or on the trailer the last 4 months? Obviously if the bilge pump had been secured down properly it should’ve been able to keep up with the incoming water, if connected with a float switch. I like the new pumps that are a float switch and pump in one.

Yeah, stored noise is slightly down. The good news is vacuumed out and getting cleaned up.

On the boat trailer, cleaned up now. No rain in the AZ forecast as removing it from the repair shop it sat at.

Any water getting in around the bow nav light, pop up cleats or anchor locker will only drain back to the compartment under the step/floor at the bulkhead. That bilge pump you found floating is supposed to pump any water in the front/cabin area, late 90’s they started sealing that bulkhead so that it doesn’t drain to the rear of the boat.

Buh WHY?

I realize this may be a silly question, but was the rear boat plug in or out?

so the oily water from bilge does not go in cabin and leave bad smells. really hard to clean when oil is trapped under cabin floor

If you have deck hardware not sealed it doesn't take too much rain to fill it up. I don't know the construction material on those but if they have wood up there it's probably soaked. pull everything out and put some fans in there for a while blowing air around. Once it's dry lay a bag of charcoal in there with the side cut open to absorb the funky smells. Store that thing under a roof next time. :)

story I always heard was after a lawsuit where someone died from generator exhaust getting in the cabin of a 38 they started sealing that bulkhead all the way to the bottom of the hull in anything with a cabin.