Pete,

The guys are correct that the besy way to find a leak is the soap and vacuum cleaner method on reverse.

Let me ask a few questions ... as I own a P19

You say the water was in the hull which you capsized on???

Did you hit anything???

I'll give you a possiblity of a leak that I had sometime ago that no one else has mentioned yet and you do not need a vacuum cleaner for.

Dry the hull out ... screw in the hull port cover ... pour some water slowly around the hull port ... it is possible that the seal between the hull port and the deck is not watertight and you may need to re-seal the hull port to the deck. I was getting water in my hulls when I was sailing the boat in conditions were waves/water was crossing the leeward hull top but not in light air conditions. It is amazing how much water would get in the hull this way.

If not check the bottom for a "hit" from some floating debris as a small piece of wood if hit could create a small leak most likely at the "bow stem" ... and check the swingboard trunk and also the drain plug seal to the hull.

I've had leaks over the years in all these places ... the one that took me the longest to find was the drain plug/hull seal as the nozzle of the vaccuum cleaner covered the drain plug hull fitting ... but I could find no leak anywhere so I took some cardboard w/ hole & duct taped it over the hull port opening ... I felt stupid that it took me that long to figure that leak out!!!!

FYI: There was a "thread" sometime ago to define ... Daggerboard vs centerboard vs swingboard .... in the end the definition of a centerboard was that it was located on the centerline of the "VESSEL" not the hull ... daggerboards do not "pivot" ... so the correct terminalogy for a P19 is "swingboards".

If you have any questions you can "PM" me as my E-mail address is in my profile

Sail Flat, Sail Fast
HarryMurphey
P19MX w/spin, #86/CRAC
H18mag, #9458/ Fleet 54,Div11