water in the keal

[frema]

Hi every body,

I have a albin27 1984, he has a water in my keal. It s normal or no?

I appreciate your comments.

Tank you.

Yves
Montreal

[Veebyes2]

The bilge pump cannot get all the water out & the stuffing box is supposed to drip every few seconds while underway. The dripping should stop 1/2hour or so after using the boat. So, yes, a bit of water in the keel is perfectly normal.

[jleonard]

Are you talking about water you can see in an open keel, or water that has been absorbed into a closed keel?
I have the latter if that is what you are asking about. It is somewhat common with the older boats.

[frema]

Yes it's a closed keal.

Tank you
Frema from Montreal