Stringers bellow deck

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How do your thru-hulls look?

I used to have one on the port side connected to a drain in the storage box under the passenger seat -- port side. Years ago I began to notice a list to port that gradually got worse. It turned out that a connection had come loose and we were taking on water there so I had it repaired.

When Mathew hit and the boat began to take water that storage box came loose (from wave action, I guess?) and tore that connection. I believe that it contributed heavily to the sinking. I never utilized that box for anything needing a drain anyway, so we eliminated it.