Water seeping through Bilge Floor

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Gary H
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Water seeping through Bilge Floor

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While preparing to replace my bilge pump on my 22D, I noticed that a line of small drops of water continously appears on the bilge floor just fore of the the access port (which is located approximately midship).
The drops appear, about an inch apart, along a line approximately 1 foot long. There is no visual defect in the bilge floor but they appear to seep through the fiberglass. There are also no external signs of water seepage coming from any part of the keel.
Many questions to ponder: How is the water getting into the keel? Is it under pressure that it seeps up through the Blige floor continuously (albeit slowly)? (The boat is on the hard and has been since October) Are there unseen defects in the fiberglass? How to fix?
Thank you in advance for any thoughts.
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Re: Water seeping through Bilge Floor

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Has the boat been under cover all this time? Is the mast up?
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Yes the boat has been well covered and the mast is down.
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Re: Water seeping through Bilge Floor

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Is there water in the water tank? or Holding tank :oops: ?
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Water tank pumped out in Fall.
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I think some pictures or drawings of what you are seeing would be helpful to diagnosing the problem. I’d encourage you to edit/annotate the pictures with arrows and such. There is a lot of experience across the forum and a real desire to help fellow CDers. But it is usually beneficial to share as much info as you can to eliminate guessing. Most of us have never seen the inside of a 22 but we are in general a pretty capable bunch. I just solved a fuel line problem on my engine thread after posting an annotated photo. A sharp eyed observer clued me into something in the photo I had not considered. Turned out to be the problem. Easy to fix.
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Re: Water seeping through Bilge Floor

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Could this be condensation dripping down from the underside of the cabin sole?
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