Water inside rear berth area.

[Phillip]

re a 2000X.
Have had the 1st decent rain in 7 yrs.
My boat is in a Marina wet berth.
I noticed the rear berth swabs were wet. (fortunately all my swabs have been replaced with good grade vynal....may not look as good, but a real brilliant idea).
Removed them, and then the 4 plywood panels, to find fresh water inside, (around ballast tank).
Pumped some of it out with a hand pump (difficult due to clearance), then used a plastic glass, then mopped up with a towel to wring out in a bucket.
Long and laborious task.
To solve the problem, I will make up a cover (from same material as i suggested in another post...horticultural film) so there is no great issue there.
Suggestions I am seeking, concern the quickest and easiest way to get this water out if it ever rains again.
How have you blokes approached this problem?
What were your solutions?

I did once have water saturate my carpet etc, so made up a simple cover to go over cabin. Never had a drop there since.
Checked the bilge under the dinnette seat(beside head) and it is as dry as.

Cheers
Phillip

[Frank C]

Prevent its getting in.

Inside the X-pedestal is a hole to pass the control cables & wires. There should be a short stand-pipe of PVC, intended to dam any cockpit water from spilling into the cabin. Is your stand-pipe intact, and well caulked to the cockpit sole?

You may need to re-caulk the fuel locker seams, too.

[Phillip]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, good thinking Frank.
Bringing it home next week for some maintanence, and a big tidy up, so will get John on to that one.
Thank you.
Cheers
Phillip

[Catigale]

I fought water in the rear berth for a season before I recaulked the PVC pipe dam under the pedestal....now dry as a bone.

[Beam's Reach]

Another area to check is the drain on the outboard motor well. I had lots of water in my bilges this summer and when I removed the panel and the back of the aft berth, I found that the hose that connects the inlet hole to the outlet hole had come loose.

To clear the water, I bought a small bilge pump and connected a 12V power plug and switch to it. Rather than permanently installing it, I can move it to where ever it's needed.

[Moe]

Another water source for the aft berth area is where the factory steering cable, as well as the throttle/shift cables and wiring for the outboard, come through the side of the transom.

[Retcoastie]

Easy way to remove the water is a wet-dry vac. I have a small one gallon that will run on the inverter. Slick as a hound's tooth!

[Ivan Awfulitch]

I had water come in, it hit the outboard motor control and followed the cables which were routed straight down and through the pedestal and ran into the rear berth. I simply made sure that the control cable was routed so that it was below the top of the pass through (to the cockpit floor) before it went through the floor. Another thing I did was to place a cover for a Weber Kettle grill (round) over the pedestal when docked. It's been dry ever since.

I have found that a small wet vac is the ticket to get water from any bilge area. Gets it nice and dry in a hurry.