Out to give the forward water tank a check up.
I had been trying to find a leak in the forward water tank for quite some time. Finally, I think I found it and super glued a pinhole near the top of the tank. I filled the water tank until it almost overflowed and verified there was no water leaking. I drained the water tank a little bit so that there would be room for it to splash about while I was sailing. So, with a 7/8 full water tank I headed out to test my fix. I motored out to Middle River and deployed the jib. I sailed all the way to Pools Island on a port tack and winds up to 20 knots and healed over by 10 to 15 degrees. Checking the tank frequently I noticed there was no water leaking. Then I sailed downwind for a bit and finally tacked towards home on a starboard tack. Then more pounding and along with a 15 degree heel all the way back. No water. Docking went well in 8 to 10 knots in a northwesterly wind. Confident I had fixed the leak, I sealed everything up.
Days: 1 Days to date: 77
Miles: 15.4 Miles to date: 996.9