Rueben,
In nearly all of our boats water in the lazarette can migrate slowly to the bilge.  Unlikely that that much water came through that path but as I posted a few weeks ago, check the hoses that funnel water from the cockpit seats through the lazarette to the stern.  On my 1989 the flexible hoses were cracked/brittle and just taking all the water from the seats into the laz.
Patrick

On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 3:18 PM Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This morning a friend called and said my boat was sinking...When I got to
> the boat there was about a foot of water in the cabin (it was up to the
> bottom of the cushions) and the boat was hanging from its lines (it was a
> very low tide)...I borrowed a pump and got most of the water out...checked
> the two through hulls for the head and the one in the lazerette and no leak
> seen. inspected the top of the centerboard trunk and no evidence of a leak
> at any of the visible screws on top (hard to see the two at the
> furthest aft). There still appears to be a slow leak. There was also water
> in the lazerette but the lazerette seems to be separate from the rest of
> the boat and no idea how the water got there...There hasn't been much rain
> lately..boat was dry on Monday, which was the last time I checked it...
> We're having some storms here in Sarasota and the TowBoatUS guy says we
> really can't tow it till Tuesday
>
> Any thoughts on where else to look for leaks. I haven't put any holes in
> the boat..haven't gone aground
> Its a puzzle
>
> --
> Reuben Mezrich
> cell: 410-499-8922
> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
>