UH-OH–BILGE ALARM!
In most boats an automatic pump goes off, usually connected to an alarm and/or a blinking light, when water is detected in the bilge. On our 30-year-old Sparkman & Stephens the stringers and frames form little compartments in the aluminum hull that are not connected to one another. Water gets trapped in them and we can’t use the big bilge pump (located at the hull’s lowest point) to get rid of it.
This design is meant to make the source of any humidity easily traceable – a nice thought, but also a major pain when you must mop
