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Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« on: February 02 2015, 10:00 »
Can Anyone tell me me how to stop this the rain water seems to lie in a small puddle at the toe rail at the stern of the boat

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Re: Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« Reply #1 on: February 02 2015, 11:58 »
Fill your aft fresh water tank, and pump or use sufficient from your forward tank until the puddle runs away. I suspect your problem may be more than just the fact that a puddle exists, such as a leak making internal areas wet. If that is the case then after trimming your boat to get rid of the puddle, that you find where the leak is and use some "Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure" it's brilliant for sealing leaks and does exactly what it says on the container.

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Re: Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« Reply #2 on: February 02 2015, 13:06 »
Mine does the same.

I've tried filling the aft tanks and emptying the front one, none worked.

On my boat it's on the port side that it collects, and I think the boat sits at a slight list.

If you find a cure, please do let me know.

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Re: Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« Reply #3 on: February 03 2015, 07:12 »
I have a similar problem in my Bav 41 - the drain hole (too small)  keeps getting blocked.

I don't want to re-drill because of damage to the anodising. I just keep unblocking the hole.

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Re: Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« Reply #4 on: February 03 2015, 10:29 »
A thought....how much chain up front ?
There is a B42 in a marina here with the same issue I have noticed but I have no idea why.

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Re: Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« Reply #5 on: February 03 2015, 12:54 »
Thanks I have no leaks but I would like to stop the puddle forming my stern water tank is full and the bow tank is empty

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Re: Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« Reply #6 on: February 06 2015, 14:42 »
Mine is the same on the port side, it seems to list slightly to port don't know if its anything to do with the galley and heads on port side, i just put more beer in the starboard locker :)

Next time your down have a look

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Re: Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« Reply #7 on: February 08 2015, 18:03 »
I Will do stevie

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Re: Bavaria 40 2001 deck puddle
« Reply #8 on: February 10 2015, 10:06 »
I have a similar puddle problem but on the starboard side and have considered simply drilling a diagonally downward hole thru the toe capping aluminium at this point