Hi Canal World boat brain,
I'm new to boating and don't know the correct technical lingo yet, so excuse my inaccurate account of the issue.
My boat is a 60ft narrowboat, cruiser stern, built in the late 90s, with a keel-cooled, barrus shire engine.
I haven't checked my engine room in over a week now and on lifting the cover discovered quite a large quantity of water in both the big pump area and the chamber on the right hand side of the engine tray (the sealed off bit filled with bricks). (see picture).
I'm going to empty with a sponge and dispose of safely away for the canal - but wondering a) how serious this amount of water is and b) how it would get in there.
The bilge pump with set to auto, however did not seem to have been emptying the water while I was away. When I switched it on, much of that chamber was drained. The other bit I'm talking about is sealed off from the bilge pump area, so not sure how the water could get in there in the first place. I'm also thinking if its from rainwater (the pram hood was not up) why is it just on that side?
Thanks for your help!!