What's Hiding Inside Our Boat? - Chasing Serenity Episode 27

While repairing grounding damage on our catamaran, we discovered standing water inside a sealed compartment that shouldn't have contained any water at all. After being hauled out for repairs following our Florida Keys grounding, we begin tackling a long list of maintenance projects aboard our Royal Cape 500 catamaran. This week we remove the damaged rudders, repair the rollers on our sliding door, and remachine the aluminum boom crane shaft that was bent during our recent mishap. We also take a short break to visit Orlando and explore a local park before diving back into boat projects. But the biggest surprise comes when we discover standing water hidden inside a sealed compartment beneath our stairs. The water appears to be leaking into the hull, creating a mystery we weren't expecting to solve. In this episode: ⚓ Removing damaged rudders after our grounding ⚓ Repairing sliding door rollers ⚓ Machining and rebuilding our boom crane ⚓ Discovering hidden water inside the boat ⚓ Investigating a leak inside a sealed compartment ⚓ Cleaning and opening previously inaccessible spaces The investigation continues in the next episode as we track down the source of the leak and begin repairs.