Reuben,

That doesn't sound like a crazy idea to me...

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On 2023-12-20, at 08:56:56 EST, Reuben Mezrich wrote:
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> In casting about for possible causes of the rather large (~2ft, to the top of 
> the settee) flood into my boat I started wondering about the swing keel...in 
> particular, what happens when the boat lies on the ground? The day of my flood 
> had a particularly low tide, in part because of winds pushing water out of the 
> bay. I suspect my boat spent some time lying on the mud at the bottom of my slip 
> and I'm wondering if that might have pushed the swing keel up into the top of 
> the centerboard trunk, possibly flexing it and causing a leak. Given the 50 or 
> so screws that hold the top down that is unlikely but..... The boat is floating 
> now and I can't find a leak (thru hulls are OK and I don't see water on top of 
> the 
> centerboard trunk). ...so I"m grasping at straws.
> --Reuben
> Reuben Mezrich
> cell: 410-499-8922
> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
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