I've got a 1991 Pacific Seacraft Ericson 34 and have got water coming into my aft cabin from the aft locker. It looks like some kind of design or construction flaw. Water in the aft locker drains down to the base of the rudder post and instead of having a place to drain into the bilge it just spills out from behind the aft wall of the cabin and into the cabin itself, soaking the mattress.
Could the designer really have made such an obvious mistake? Was the builder just cutting corners?
Has anyone else had this problem and if so, how did you fix it? The obvious solution - not necessarily the best one - is to remove the aft wall then cut a hole in the floor of the bed between the locker and the aft cabin. This would allow the water to drain into the bilge. (When I peer aft from the fuel tank I can see that there is a groove leading aft towards the locker that, had that drain hole been installed from the beginning, would then be taking all the water that now winds up soaking my bed.)
Your advice is kindly solicited.
Ed
Could the designer really have made such an obvious mistake? Was the builder just cutting corners?
Has anyone else had this problem and if so, how did you fix it? The obvious solution - not necessarily the best one - is to remove the aft wall then cut a hole in the floor of the bed between the locker and the aft cabin. This would allow the water to drain into the bilge. (When I peer aft from the fuel tank I can see that there is a groove leading aft towards the locker that, had that drain hole been installed from the beginning, would then be taking all the water that now winds up soaking my bed.)
Your advice is kindly solicited.
Ed