paulsdunford

Thanks for the help all/ Much appreciate. More investigation required I think. I'll have to start looking under beds and furniture to see if any inspection hatches are already present. Just beginning to realise how awkward it is for DIY things on a narrowboat when you don't live on it and have to keep travelling to it with tools from home! Cheers Paul

Hi I just bought a 2002 Dave Clark built narrow boat. There's a leak coming from the flue which is causing some staining and dripping inside the cabin when it rains. The floor seems to be OK, and no wood on the walls is swollen - just stained. I'll address the leak (once I can find the source) but I wondered if the water that runs down behind the inner walls can find its way into the hull and, if it can, is there any way to drain it? Logic tells me the hull should be designed to let any water that finds its way into the hull run to the back to be pumped out from the bilge pump in the engine compartment, but I am not sure how good this logic is in practice. I'm just imagining a sealed compartment in the middle of the boat filling up with water and never draining. I hope I'm wrong and would love it if someone can give me a clue how hulls are designed to handle leaks into the mid-sections. Thanks in anticipation. There sure is a lot to learn! Paul