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My blade is taking on about 1 GAL of water in each hull sailing thru rough seas?



Sounds more like water being pressured between the beams and hulls to me. Are your bolts tight ? Have you fitted the beams with a little bit of sealant around the bolt holes ?

But then again 1 gallon (4 liters) is ALOT. Normally you should get about 5 squeezes of a large sponze in rough conditions but no 4 liters.

One other area to check it the little holes in the bow were the spi lines go through. I know of one boat that came out of the same batch as yours, Asim, that had a leak there. The bow tip had been insufficiently filled with resin to make these holes watertight.

But in all it should be relatively easy to fix.

Wouter


Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands