New to Forum - Wet Carpet Under Seats (storage)

[drewkaree]

Someone on here posted that they had the anchor locker fill with enough water that it overflowed from somewhere and soaked their front storage compartments.

This would seem to only happen with folks in the bow at low speeds or slow/no-wake speeds. Did any of this occur (people in the bow, or long cruises at low speeds)? If this happened, plug your anchor locker drain fitting to see if it happens again in the bow storage areas. If not, then keep it plugged.

For all the areas rearward of the helm area, as many have already pointed out, it's likely due to the drainage for all your cup holders. This makes sense, since you indicate it's far less than the bow. I'm guessing the bow was your indication of water getting in, and when you checked the other compartments, your mind was working a mile a minute, and it's wet, but not as problematic as it would seem. Nobody wants water inside the boat without knowing the reason, and it's definitely a concern until you nail down the source and the reason for it.

It's starting to sound like the QC is getting progressively worse, and with everything that happened last year, I don't suspect the '21 got more rigorous inspections and attention to detail than in the past.

 

[drewkaree]

I should have been more specific, but its only wet under the storage areas (where carpets are), not anything in the main areas.

I could see it going in between fiberglass, but it seems to be more wet in the bow storage areas.

I think what @anmut is trying to point out is that you wouldn't be getting any water in your storage areas that would be coming from the self-bailing deck, so that points to a specific area or areas where water is coming in - narrowing down the problem to your specific issue. Sometimes, those who are new to their boats may think the water is leaking into the storage areas from the main deck after a day on the water, and missing that there's a very specific reason for how the water is coming in, and an even more specific reason for each area. When I mentioned pinpointing what was more noticeable, that's to point to the location of the first spot for you to check - in your case, the bow is your first, most important area to focus on. Solving that may just solve everything, but if the stern was the bigger problem, for instance, then you'd want to take a different plan of attack for this.